Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. leh-o-NOR(Spanish) leh-oo-NOR(European Portuguese) leh-o-NOKH(Brazilian Portuguese)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Spanish and Portuguese form of Eleanor. It was brought to Spain in the 12th-century by Eleanor of England, who married King Alfonso VIII of Castile.

Related Names

DiminutiveNora(Spanish)
Other Languages & CulturesEleonora(Bulgarian) Ellinor, Ella, Nora(Danish) Eleonora, Ellen, Noor, Noortje, Nora(Dutch) Eleanor, Elea, Eleanora, Eleanore, Elenora, Elinor, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Elnora, Leanora, Lenora, Lenore, Nell, Nelle, Nellie, Nelly, Nonie, Nora, Norah(English) Eleonoora, Ella, Elli, Nelli, Noora(Finnish) Aliénor, Eléonore, Nelly(French) Eleonora, Eleonore, Lore, Ella, Leonore, Nora(German) Eleonora(Greek) Eleonóra, Ella, Nóra(Hungarian) Eleonora, Leonora, Nora, Norina(Italian) Eleonora, Nora(Latvian) Ellinor, Ella, Nora(Norwegian) Alienòr(Occitan) Eleonora(Polish) Eleonora, Nelli(Russian) Eilionoir, Eilidh(Scottish Gaelic) Eleonóra(Slovak) Eleonor, Eleonora, Ellinor, Ella, Nellie, Nelly, Nora(Swedish) Eleonora(Ukrainian)
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Popularity

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Name Days

Spain: February 22
Spain: July 1

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Entry updated November 16, 2019