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What does Leonore mean?
Leonore 
as a girls' name has its root in Greek, and Leonore means "other, foreign; sun ray; light; compassion; light". Leonore is a variant form of Eleanor (Old French, Old German). Leonore is also a derivative of Helen (Greek). Leonore is also used as a variation of Lenore (Greek), and a variation of Leonora (Greek).
STARTS WITH Le-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, sun, light, compassion (gracious)
Variations
VARIANTS Lienor, Leonor, Lenorre, Lenorr, Lenor, Leanore, Leanor
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ELEANOR, HELEN, LENORE, LEONORA Aleonore, Eleanore▼, Elenore, Eleonor, Eleonora, Eleonore, Elinore, Helenore, Lanora, Leanora, Lenora▼, Lenorah, Lenorra, Leonara, Leora▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Leonore Jenesis (L.J.), ..
How popular is Leonore?
Leonore is a somewhat popular first name for women (#2863 out of 4276, Top 67%) but a rare surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Leonore reached its peak position of #933 in the U.S. in the 1910s, but is not listed currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Eleanor (#32 IN 2018), Eleanore (#1918), Elenore, Eleonora, Eleonore, Elinore, Helen (#413), Lanora, Leanora, Leanore, Lenora (#1218), Lenore, Leonor, Leonora and Leora (#1680) are the prominent varying forms of Leonore appearing in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Lenorra, are seldom used. These relations of Leonore were popular with parents during the years 1910-1919 (USAGE OF 3.9%) and are now significantly less widespread (USAGE 0.4%, DOWN 89.6%).
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Gwennore (see Guinevere), Gwenore, Leandra▼, Leandre, Leanne▼, Leemor, Leeor, Leeora, Lenae, Lene, Lenice, Lennice, Lenos, Leodora, Leoine, Leoline, Leona▼, Leonarda, Leonarde (see Leonarda), Leonda, Leondra, Leondrea, Leone▼, Leonela, Leonelle, Leoni, Leonia, Leonie, Leonine, Leonline (see Leonie), Leontine, Leontyne, Levonne, Loire, Lonee, Lonie▼ and Lonnie. These names tend to be less commonly used than Leonore.
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