Eleanor Pronunciation: EH-lə-nohr (key) Origin of the name Eleanor: Derived from Alienor, a Provençal form of the Greek Helenē, which is derived from the element ēlē (light, torch, bright). Contribute your knowledge to the name Eleanor Report inappropriate content Comments and insights on the name Eleanor: | Edit My second daughter is named Eleanor and I think its a beautiful name that really suits her beautiful personality. Strong and intelligent but also really sweet! Personal experiences with the name Eleanor: | Edit I personally love being named Eleanor. Of coarse, I always liked other names as a kid (Lilly was my favorite,) but I never disliked my own name. To me, Eleanor sounds elegant, smart, strong, sophisticate, etc. I am so glad I am named Eleanor, and it is my favorite name now. My only regret is that Eleanor seems to be perceived to be an older name, where as my mothers name, Rachel, seemed to most people like a younger name, so I was constantly being called Rachel. Also, I often hear people start to sing Eleanor Rigby or Elenore by The Turtles when I pass by or walk towards someone, but Ive grown to like it. As for nicknames, my mom never liked them much, so they usually didnt stick. To be honest, I dont like many of the nicknames either. Im not fond of the name Ellie, though I suppose Ella is alright. The nickname I got stuck the longest with was the name Shmeleanor, by a friend who decided to combine our names and address me as that every time she saw me. Not an ill-intended name, but it sounded a lot like smell-eanor. I also had a best friend named Lenore, so we pretty much confused everyone we met, much to our amusement. Nicknames for Eleanor: | Edit Ellie, Elle, Ella, Nell, Nellie, Belle, Nora, Norie, Nore, Lana, Lena, Lea, Lennie, Elora, Lenore, Els, Elz Meanings and history of the name Eleanor: | Edit An alternate theory for Eleanors origin and meaning appears on the wikipedia article for Eleanors first notable bearer, Eleanor of Aquitaine: Eleanor or Aliénor was the oldest of three children of William X, Duke of Aquitaine, and his duchess Aenor de Châtellerault. ... Eleanor was named for her mother Aenor and called Aliénor, from the Latin alia Aenor, which means the other Aenor. It became Eléanor in the langues doïl and Eleanor in English. Aenor is a Provençal name of unknown meaning, but someone on behind the name postulated that it comes from lenire, to heal, and adoucir, to soften. Famous real-life people named Eleanor: | Edit Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States from 1933-1945 Eleanor Parker, American actress Eleanor Nora Robertson, American novelist Eleanor Porter, American novelist Eleanor Holmes Norton, American politician Eleanor Stackhouse Atkinson, American author Eleanor Smith, First Lady of Tean in the House of Frasier Eleanor in song, story & screen: | Edit Eleanor, song by the Low Millions Elenore, song by the Turtles. Eleanor Rigby, a song by the Beatles Elinor Dashwood, a character in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Jody Foster and child actor were named Ellie in movie, Contact Eleanor, song by Jet Eleanor Ellie Nash, a character on the TV show Degrassi Eleanor Branstone, a Hufflepuff student in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling Eleanor Waldorf-Rose, recurring character (and mother of lead, Blair) on Gossip Girl. Lady Eleanor and her daughter Ella (full name also Eleanor), characters in the book Ella Enchanted Elinor Loredan is Meggies great aunt in the Inkheart trilogy by Cornelia Funke. Eleanor (Ellie) is the teenaged main character in Meg Cabots book Avalon High. Eleanor Ellie Emily Bartlet Faison, M.D. is a fictional character played by Nina Siemaszko on the television serial drama The West Wing.
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