Eleonore, Eleonora, Eléonore, Elanor, Elinor (see Variants section)
Nickname(s)
Nora, Ella, Ellie, Elle, El, Nell, Nellie, Nelly
The name was popular in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s, peaking at rank 25 in 1920. It declined below 600 by the 1970s but has again risen in popularity. It ranked 32nd in the 2010s. It ranked 16th on the popularity chart for names given to newborn girls in the United States in 2022.[1]Eleanor Roosevelt, the longest-serving first lady of the U.S., was probably the most famous bearer of the name in contemporary history.
The name derives from the Provençal name Aliénor, which became Eléonore in Langue d'oïl, i.e., French, and from there Eleanor in English.[2]
The origin of the name is somewhat unclear; one of the earliest bearers appears to have been Eleanor of Aquitaine (1120s–1204). She was the daughter of Aénor de Châtellerault, and it has been suggested that having been baptized Aenor after her mother, she was called alia Aenor, i.e. "the other Aenor" or Aliénor in childhood and would have kept that name in adult life. Some sources say that the name Aénor itself may be a Latinization of an unknown Germanic name.[3]
Eleanor of Aquitaine, the most powerful woman in 12th century Europe, was certainly the reason for the name's later popularity. However, the name's origin with her, and the explanation of alia Aenor is uncertain; there are records of possible bearers of the name Alienor earlier in the 12th, or even in the 11th or 10th centuries,[4] but the records of these women post-date Eleanor of Aquitaine, at a time when Alienor had come to be seen as an equivalent variant of the name Aenor (so that presumably, these women during their own lifetime used the given name Aenor):
Alienor, wife (b. 899) (married 935) of Aimery II, Viscount of Thouars, and mother of Herbert I (born 960).[5]
Aleanor de Thouars (1050-1088/93), grandmother of Aénor of Châtellerault, and thus Eleanor of Aquitaine's great-grandmother. Born c. 1060 as a daughter of Aimery IV of Thouars and Aurengarde de Mauleon. Her name is also cited in some documents as Adenor, Aenors and Aleanor/Alienor, and may have been corrupted to Alienor in genealogies only after the 12th century.[citation needed]
Eleanor of Normandy, aunt of William the Conqueror, was so named by the 17th-century genealogist Pierre de Guibours, but de Guibours' sources for this remain unknown.[a]
^The first known source giving her name as Eleanor is apparently Pierre de Guibours (died 1694). De Guibours claims to base this on the authority of William of Jumièges, but the information is not actually found there, suggesting that de Guibours drew from another source which has not yet been identified. [6]
^The suggestion of alia Aenor was considered "ridiculous" by Gilles Ménage in his Histoire De Sable (1683, p. 70).
^Martin, T. (2012). Reassessing the Roles of Women as 'Makers' of Medieval Art and Architecture (2 Vol. Set). European History and Culture E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN 9789004223257. Brill. p. 860. ISBN978-90-04-18555-5.
^See George Beech in Brown (ed.) Proceedings of the Battle Conference 1986 (1989), p. 8 fn 29.
^Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (17 November 2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 828. ISBN978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
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For other uses see Eleanor disambiguation Eleanor ˈ ɛ l e n er n ɔːr is a feminine given name originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provencal name Alienor It was the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages The name was introduced to England by Eleanor of Aquitaine who came to marry King Henry II It was also borne by Eleanor of Provence who became Queen consort of England as the wife of King Henry III and Eleanor of Castile wife of Edward I EleanorQueen Eleanor of ProvencePronunciation ˈ ɛ l e n er n ɔːr GenderFemaleLanguage s French EnglishOriginRegion of originSouthern FranceOther namesVariant form s Eleonore Eleonora Eleonore Elanor Elinor see Variants section Nickname s Nora Ella Ellie Elle El Nell Nellie NellyThe name was popular in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s peaking at rank 25 in 1920 It declined below 600 by the 1970s but has again risen in popularity It ranked 32nd in the 2010s It ranked 16th on the popularity chart for names given to newborn girls in the United States in 2022 1 Eleanor Roosevelt the longest serving first lady of the U S was probably the most famous bearer of the name in contemporary history Common hypocorisms include Elle Ella Ellie Elly Leonor Leonora Leonore Nella Nellie Nelly and Nora Contents 1 Origin 2 Variants 3 Notable people 3 1 Medieval 3 2 Modern 4 Fictional characters 5 Music 6 Animals 7 Vehicles 8 See also 9 Notes 10 ReferencesOrigin editFurther information Aenor The name derives from the Provencal name Alienor which became Eleonore in Langue d oil i e French and from there Eleanor in English 2 The origin of the name is somewhat unclear one of the earliest bearers appears to have been Eleanor of Aquitaine 1120s 1204 She was the daughter of Aenor de Chatellerault and it has been suggested that having been baptized Aenor after her mother she was called alia Aenor i e the other Aenor or Alienor in childhood and would have kept that name in adult life Some sources say that the name Aenor itself may be a Latinization of an unknown Germanic name 3 Eleanor of Aquitaine the most powerful woman in 12th century Europe was certainly the reason for the name s later popularity However the name s origin with her and the explanation of alia Aenor is uncertain there are records of possible bearers of the name Alienor earlier in the 12th or even in the 11th or 10th centuries 4 but the records of these women post date Eleanor of Aquitaine at a time when Alienor had come to be seen as an equivalent variant of the name Aenor so that presumably these women during their own lifetime used the given name Aenor Alienor wife b 899 married 935 of Aimery II Viscount of Thouars and mother of Herbert I born 960 5 Aleanor de Thouars 1050 1088 93 grandmother of Aenor of Chatellerault and thus Eleanor of Aquitaine s great grandmother Born c 1060 as a daughter of Aimery IV of Thouars and Aurengarde de Mauleon Her name is also cited in some documents as Adenor Aenors and Aleanor Alienor and may have been corrupted to Alienor in genealogies only after the 12th century citation needed Eleanor of Normandy aunt of William the Conqueror was so named by the 17th century genealogist Pierre de Guibours but de Guibours sources for this remain unknown a Eleanor of Champagne 1102 1147 in 1125 became the first wife of Ralph I Count of Vermandois who was displaced by Eleanor of Aquitaine s sister Petronilla of Aquitaine leading to war 1142 44 in Champagne Variants editBreton Azenor Danish Ellinor Leonora English Eleanor Elinor Estonian Eleonoora Ellinor French Eleonore Eleonore Leonore Elleonore Eleanor Eleanor Eleanore Alienor Aenor German Eleonore Greek Eleonwra Hungarian Slovak Eleonora Irish Eileanora Elienor 7 Italian Eleonora Leonora Dutch Polish Latvian Eleonora Occitan Alienor Alienor Portuguese Leonora Leonor Provencal Lenoa Leno Spanish Leonor Swedish Eleanora Ellinor Elleonore Elna Welsh ElinorNotable people editMedieval edit Eleanor of Normandy b 1011 1013 d after 1071 daughter of Richard II of Normandy Eleanor of Aquitaine ca 1122 1204 wife of Louis VII of France and Henry II of England mother of Richard I and King John Eleanor of England Queen of Castile 1161 1214 daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile Eleanor Fair Maid of Brittany 1184 1241 daughter of Geoffrey Duke of Brittany Eleanor of Brittany abbess 1285 1342 granddaughter of Eleanor of Provence and Henry III and later Abbess of Fontevraud Eleanor of Castile 1202 1244 1202 1244 wife of James I of Aragon Eleanor of England Countess of Leicester 1215 1275 daughter of King John of England wife of Simon de Montfort 6th Earl of Leicester Eleanor of Provence 1222 1291 wife of Henry III of England mother of Edward I Eleanor of Castile 1241 1290 wife of Edward I of England mother of Edward II Eleanor of England Countess of Bar 1269 1298 daughter of Edward I betrothed to Alfonso III of Aragon and wife of Henry III of Bar Eleanor of Anjou 1289 1341 daughter of Charles II of Naples and Mary of Hungary and wife of Frederick III of Sicily Eleanor de Clare 1292 1337 granddaughter of Edward I of England and wife of Hugh Despenser the Younger Eleanor of Castile 1307 1359 1307 1359 wife of Alfonso IV of Aragon Eleanor of Woodstock 1318 1355 daughter of Edward II wife of Reynold II Count of Gelderland Eleanor of Arborea 1347 1404 Sardinian judge Eleanor of Sicily 1349 1375 wife of Peter IV of Aragon Leonor Telles de Menezes 1350 1386 wife of Ferdinand I of Portugal Eleanor of Castile d 1416 136x 1416 wife of Charles III of Navarre Eleanor of Aragon Queen of Portugal 1402 1445 wife of Edward I of Portugal John Eleanor Rykener a 14th century possibly transgender prostituteModern edit Eleanor of Viseu 1458 1525 wife of John II of Portugal Eleanor of Austria 1498 1558 Queen consort of Portugal 1516 1521 and of France 1530 1547 Eleanor of Toledo 1522 1562 Spanish noblewoman and Duchess and Regent of Florence 1539 Eleonore Batthyany Strattmann 1672 1741 Viennese court lady Elleanor Eldridge c 1784 c 1845 African American Native American entrepreneur Eleanor Anne Porden 1795 1825 English poet Eleanor Macomber 1801 1840 missionary teacher Eleonora Duse 1858 1924 Italian actress Ellinor Aiki 1893 1969 Estonian painter Eleanor Audley 1905 1991 American actress Eleanor Boardman 1898 1991 American actress Eleanor Kearny Carr 1840 1912 American political hostess Eleonora Chiavarelli 1915 2010 wife of Aldo Moro Eleanor Glanville 1654 1709 English entomologist and naturalist Elinor Glyn 1864 1943 British novelist Eleanor Gwynn known colloquially as Nell 1650 1687 Restoration actress and mistress of Charles II of England Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden its reigning queen 1719 1720 Eleonora three 17th century Swedish queens consort Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrucken Swedish princess Elinor Lawless born 1983 Northern Irish actress Eleanor Maria Easterbrook Ames 1831 1908 American writer publisher Eleanor Marx 1855 1898 British writer and daughter of Karl Marx Eleanor Modrakowska 1879 1955 American painter Eleanor Porter 1868 1920 American novelist Eleanor Rathbone 1872 1946 British politician Elenore Abbott 1875 1935 American painter and book illustrator Elinore Pruitt Stewart 1876 1933 American homesteader in Wyoming and memoirist Eleanour Sinclair Rohde 1881 1950 British garden designer Eleanor Farjeon 1881 1965 British writer Eleanor Roosevelt 1884 1962 First Lady of U S wife of President Franklin Roosevelt Eleanor Soltau 1877 1962 English doctor Elinor Wylie 1885 1928 American writer Eleanor Butler Roosevelt 1888 1960 American philanthropist Eleanor Wilson McAdoo 1889 1967 American author and the youngest daughter of President U S Woodrow Wilson Eleanor Lansing Dulles 1895 1996 American economist and diplomat Eleanor Agnes Lee 1841 1873 diarist poet and daughter of Robert E Lee Elinor Fair 1903 1957 American actress Eleanor Campbell King 1906 1991 American modern dancer and choreographer Eleanor Hibbert 1906 1993 British novelist Elinor Smith 1911 2010 American aviator Eleanor Powell 1912 1982 American tap dancer and actress Eleanor Ruggles 1916 2008 American biographer Eleonore Schonborn 1920 2022 Austrian politician Eleanor Parker 1922 2013 American actress Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves born 1927 American librarian educator historian and editor Eleanor Helin 1932 2009 American astronomer Elinor Ostrom 1933 2012 American political scientist and Nobel prize winner Elinor Donahue born 1937 American actress Eleanor Duckworth born 1935 Canadian psychologist and educator Eleanor Holmes Norton born 1937 American politician Eleanor Bron born 1938 British actress and author Eleanor Montgomery 1946 2013 American high jumper Eleanor Bodel born 1948 Swedish singer Eleanor Warwick King born 1957 British appellate court judge Eleanor Smith born 1957 British politician Eleanor Laing born 1958 British politician Eleanor McEvoy born 1967 Irish musician singer songwriter Eleanor Mears 1917 1992 Scottish medical practitioner and campaigner Elinor Middlemiss born 1967 Scottish badminton player Eleanor Friedberger born 1976 American musician Eleonora Dziekiewicz born 1978 Polish volleyball player Ellie Reeves born 1980 British politician Eleonore Caroit born 1985 French politician Eleanor James born 1986 English actress Eleonora Ellen van Dijk born 1987 Dutch road and track cyclist Elinor Joseph born 1991 Israeli soldier Eleanor Tomlinson born 1992 English actress Eleonore von Habsburg born 1994 Austrian model Eleanor Lee born 1999 Singaporean actress singer and model Eleanor Worthington Cox born 2001 English actress Eleanor Oldroyd born 1962 British radio broadcasterFictional characters editEleanora principal woman s role in Strindberg s 1901 play Easter Ellenore guest player character portrayed by Marisha Ray in L A by Night Eleanor supporting character in the video game Rule of Rose Eleanor supporting character in the video game The Walking Dead A New Frontier Eleanor Ellie Arroway in the 1985 novel Contact by Carl Sagan Elenore Baker supporting character in the anime Madlax Ellie Bishop in the television series NCIS Eleanor Bonneville a supporting character from the movie Jigsaw 2017 film Eleanor Butterbean in the television series The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy Elinor Dashwood in the 1811 novel Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen Eleanor Douglas in the 2013 young adult novel Eleanor amp Park written by Rainbow Rowell Elanor Gardner daughter of Samwise Gamgee in J R R Tolkien s The Lord of the Rings Princess Eleanor Matilda Henstridge in the television series The Royals Eleanor Hume a main character from the videogame Tales of Berseria Eleanor Lamb one of the main protagonists of BioShock 2 by Irrational Games Eleanor Miller one of the members of the female chipmunk music artist band The Chipettes Ellie Nash in Degrassi The Next Generation Eleanor Oliphant protagonist of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Elinor Rabbit the titular protagonist often accompanied by Olive and Ari in the animated PBS Kids series Elinor Wonders Why Eleanor Savage love interest therapeutic friend and conversational other to protagonist Amory Blaine in F Scott Fitzgerald s This Side of Paradise Eleanor Shellstrop the protagonist of American fantasy sitcom The Good Place Queen Elenoir Siegwald a character in the Filipino Webtoon series Mage amp Demon Queen Eleanor Miss Ellie Southworth Ewing Farlow the matriarch of the Ewing family in the CBS soap opera Dallas Eleanor Tilney in the 1803 novel Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen Eleanor of Tristain in the novels and anime The Familiar of Zero Elinor Tyrell handmaid to Margaery Tyrell in the A Song of Ice and Fire series Eleanor Nell Vance in The Haunting of Hill House Eleanor Waldorf mother of a protagonist Blair Waldorf in TV series Gossip Girl Ellie Woodcomb in the television series Chuck Queen Elinor in the Disney Pixar movie BraveMusic edit Elenore a 1968 song by The Turtles Eleanor Rigby a 1966 song by The Beatles Lady Eleanor a 1971 song by Lindisfarne Eleanor Put Your Boots On a 2006 song by Franz Ferdinand Animals editEleonora cockatoo a parrot Vehicles editEleanor automobile the vehicle used in Gone in 60 Seconds 1974 as well as the 2000 remake See also edit nbsp Look up Eleanor in Wiktionary the free dictionary All pages with titles beginning with Eleanor All pages with titles beginning with Eleonore All pages with titles beginning with Elinor All pages with titles beginning with ElenorNotes edit The first known source giving her name as Eleanor is apparently Pierre de Guibours died 1694 De Guibours claims to base this on the authority of William of Jumieges but the information is not actually found there suggesting that de Guibours drew from another source which has not yet been identified 6 References edit behindthename com US statistics Yonge C M 1863 History of Christian Names Parker Son and Bourn behindthename com The suggestion of alia Aenor was considered ridiculous by Gilles Menage in his Histoire De Sable 1683 p 70 Martin T 2012 Reassessing the Roles of Women as Makers of Medieval Art and Architecture 2 Vol Set European History and Culture E Books Online Collection 2012 ISBN 9789004223257 Brill p 860 ISBN 978 90 04 18555 5 See George Beech in Brown ed Proceedings of the Battle Conference 1986 1989 p 8 fn 29 Hanks Patrick Coates Richard McClure Peter 17 November 2016 The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland Oxford University Press p 828 ISBN 978 0 19 252747 9 Retrieved 5 November 2022 nbsp This page or section lists people that share the same given name If an internal link led you here you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eleanor amp oldid 1175829902, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
