Leonora
[lɪˈɒnərə]Meaning
Italian short form of Eleanor.
Background Story
Leonora is a variation of Eleanor, and it is also used in Bulgarian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian and Norwegian. Lorella, Loretta and Nora are variants of the name, and Norina is a diminutive. It was relatively common in the 19th century in Western countries, ranking 314th among female given names in the United States in 1880, and sixty-four newborn American girls were given the name in 2020.
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