Eleanore - Meaning of Eleanore

What does Eleanore mean?

[ 3 syll. e-lea-no-re, el-ean-ore ] The baby girl name Eleanore is pronounced as EHLLeh-NaoR †. Eleanore is largely used in English. It is derived from Old Provençal and Old Greek origins.

Eleanore is a spelling variant of the name Eleanor (English).

Eleanore is also a variant transcription of the name Helen (English).

See also the related categories, english and greek.

Eleanore is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1916 with 0.067% of baby girls being named Eleanore. It had a ranking of #225 then. The baby name has substantially dropped in popularity since then, and is now of infrequent use. In 2018, among the family of girl names directly related to Eleanore, Eleanor was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Eleanore include Eleanor, Elenor, Elenore, Eleonor, Elanor, Eléonore, Elinor, Ellynor, Elmira, Elnora, Elynor, Elynore, Eleanora, Elenora, Eleonore, Elienor, Elinoar, Elinore, Elionor, and Alienor.

† Pronunciation for Eleanore: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"