Eleanor

Eleanor (usually pronounced /ˈɛlənɔːr/ in North America but /ˈɛlənə/ elsewhere, variants Elinor, Ellinor, Elenor, Eleanore, Eleanour, Eleonor(a) among others; short form Leonor and variants) is a feminine given name. It was the name of a number of women of the high nobility in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages, originally from a Provençal name Aliénor.

In modern times, the name was popularly given in the United States in the 1910s to 1920s, peaking at rank 25 in 1920. It declined below rank 600 by the 1970s, but has again risen above rank 150 in the early 2010s.

Common hypocorisms include Ella, Ellie, Elly (etc.), Leonor, Leonora, Leonore, Leanora, Lenora, (etc.) Nell, Nella, Nellie, Nelly, Nelda, Nelle, (etc.), Nora(h), Noreen, Norene, Nonie (etc.)

Origin

The name derives from the Provençal name Aliénor which became Eléanor or Eleonore in the northern Langue d'oïl and from there also to English.

The name probably originates as that of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1120s-1204). She was the daughter of Aénor de Châtellerault, and it has been suggested that having been baptized Aenor after her mother, she was called alia Aenor, i.e. "the other Aenor" in childhood and would have kept that name in adult life; the name Aénor itself appears to be a Latinization of a Germanic name of uncertain form.

Eleanor (disambiguation)

Eleanor is a female given name.

Eleanor, Elinor, Ellinore, Elenore or variations thereof may also refer to:

Places

  • Elinor, California, a former settlement
  • Lake Eleanor, a reservoir in Yosemite National Park, California
  • Eleanor, Iowa, an unincorporated community
  • Eleanor, Illinois, an unincorporated community
  • Ellinor, Kansas, an unincorporated community
  • Eleanor, West Virginia, a town
  • 2650 Elinor, an asteroid
  • Ships

  • USS Eleanor (SP-677), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1918
  • HMS Eleanor (1739), a British Royal Navy fire ship purchased in 1739 and sunk in 1742
  • PS Eleanor (1873), a paddle steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1873 to 1881
  • PS Eleanor (1881), a paddle steamer cargo vessel operated by the London and North Western Railway from 1881 to 1902
  • Eleanor (sloop), a racing sloop built in 1803
  • Eleanor, one of the three tea ships boarded in the Boston Tea Party
  • Storms

  • Tropical Storm Eleanor (1967)
  • Tropical Storm Eleanor (1971)
  • Eleanor (book)

    Eleanor (1996) is a biography of Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood, describing her as a shy girl who goes on to do great things. A children's book written by Barbara Cooney.

    References

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    PLAYLIST TIME:

    Eleanor

    by: Low Millions

    Fine, I understand, okay with me, if thats the plan.
    You can take the stereo, the TV and the video, the bed the sheets and pillows, before you go.
    But for now, unlock the door, what are we doin' all this for?
    Let me make you dinner one last time, then you'll go your way, and I'll go mine.
    And I won't call you baby, anymore, won't call you baby, like I did before, won't call you baby,
    anymore, Eleanor.
    You left your smell, you left your taste, you left me here with my mistakes.
    And I can't relate to what you say I've done, but just for you, I'll bite my tongue.
    And I won't call you baby, anymore, won't call you baby, like I did before, won't call you baby,
    anymore, Eleanor.




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