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Meaning and origin
Eleanor is a English girl name. The meaning of the name is `Torch`.


Where is it used?
The name Eleanor is mainly used in English.

It is an abbreviated form of
Leonora, used in Italian.
Leonore, used in German.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Leonor (In Spanish and in Portuguese)
Eleonora (In Italian)
Eleonore (In German)
Eléonore (In French)
Elenora (In English)
Helen (In English)
Eleanora (In English)
Eleanore (In English)
Eleonor (In English)
Elinor (In English)


If it's too long people might use
In English: Ellie
In English: Lenore
In Other languages: Elea


See also
In Welsh: Elen
In Ukrainian: Olena
In Scottish: Eilidh
In Romanian: Ileana
In Latvian and in Serbian: Jelena
In Italian, Spanish, Russian, Bulgarian and in Romanian: Elena
In Italian: Norina
In Irish, English and in Scandinavian: Nora (F)
In Irish and in English: Noreen
In Irish and in English: Norah
In Irish: Léan
In Hungarian and in Finnish: Ilona
In Hungarian: Ili
In Hungarian: Ilonka
In Hungarian: Ilka
In German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Portuguese, Polish and in Finnish: Helena
In German: Lene
In German: Helene
In German: Leni
In French: Hélene
In Finnish: Noora
In Finnish: Eliina
In Finnish: Elina
In English: Elly
In English: Lenora
In English: Leanora
In English: Elnora
In English: Nelda
In English: Ellen
In English: Nelly (F)
In English: Elaine
In English: Nellie (F)
In English: Nelle (F)
In English: Nell (F)
In Other languages: Honora


Extra information:
From Old English. Alternative meanings (French) Torch

More `Eleanor` links
Eleanor as abbreviation
Actors named Eleanor
Eleanor in the encyclopedia