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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 · #1772 in the US (2025) · Timeless
Few names move less than Leonora — on the books since 1880, #1772 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 7,500 girls share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.
Around the world: #29 in Denmark (2025) · #97 in Norway (2025).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 6 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 136 notable people named Leonora:
Entertainers appear 2.04× more often than among typical names — e.g. Leonora, Danish singer and figure skater.
Similar names: Eleonora · Minerva · Leonie · Sonora · Junia · Louella
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