Eleanor
[ˈɛlɪnɔːr]Meaning
from Old Provençal Aliénor, possibly Latin alia Aenor, "the other Aenor"
Background Story
Eleanor comes from the Old French form of the Occitan name Aliénor. Its earliest known bearer was Eleanor of Aquitaine in the 12th century, who was reportedly named after her mother Aenor with the Latin phrase alia Aenor, meaning "the other Aenor", though bearers predating her leave the origin unclear. An Arabic origin from نُور (nūr, "light") has also been suggested, and the name has often been erroneously interpreted as a variant of Helen. It is used in Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Norwegian.
Variations
Elinor, Eleanora
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