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Leonor

“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 · #2267 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Leonor holds its lane: charted since 1885 and rarely far from where it stands today (#2267 in 2025). About 6,200 girls have carried it along the way.

Around the world: #3 in Portugal (2023).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 5 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Leonors

• Leonor I of Navarre — Queen regnant of Navarre
• Leonor Watling — Spanish actress and singer
• Leonor Fini — Argentine painter, designer and writer (1907–1996)
• Leonor Andrade — Portuguese singer and actor
• Leonor Varela — Chilean actress

In stories & tradition

• Léonor de Guzman (Leonora di Gusmann) — La favorite

What Leonors become

Among 200 notable people named Leonor:

Entertainers appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leonor Watling, Spanish actress and singer.

Similar names: Eleonor · Manuela · Leonie · Vesper · Ofelia · Ester

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