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“Variant of Eleanor — The other Aenor (from Latin alia); root sense riches and fame” — Old Provencal/Latin, ultimately Germanic; Arabic light also suggested origin
Girl's name · #2005 in the US (2025) · Heirloom
Eleonora is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1882, when it ranked #695. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 1,700 girls since 1882, ranked #2005 today. Eleonora's short forms are Leonora and Norah. About 1,500 girls a year are given Norah as their full name.
Around the world: about 1 in 850 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 960 girls in Sweden (2025) · about 1 in 1,000 girls in Switzerland (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 522 notable people named Eleonora:
Entertainers appear 1.61× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eleonora Duse, Italian stage actress (1858-1924).
Similar names: Leonora · Leonie · Ellora · Sonora · Junia · Lavinia
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