Eleonore is a ♀ girl’s name.
The name Eleonore goes back to Eleanor of Aquitaine, a queen in the 12th century, former spelling: Aliénor. Eleonore is of Old-Provencial, Arabic and Greek origin and derived from the name Helen.
Eleonore means “the other Aenor”, because in order to distinguish her from her mother Aenor, she was called “alia Aenor / Aliénor“ (from Germanic “alja” = other). Besides, Eleonore means “merciful” (from ancient Greek “éleos/ἔλεος” = compassion/mercy) and “God is my light” (from Arabic “Aḷḷāhu nūrī/أَلْلّٰهُ نُورِي”). Deriving from Helen, Eleonore means “torch”, “beautiful”, “light”, “bright” and “shining”.
The name Eleonore is ranked #1777 overall.
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