Įleanor of Aquitaine, the most powerful woman in 12th century Europe, was certainly the reason for the name's later popularity.
Some sources say that the name Aénor itself may be a Latinization of an unknown Germanic name. "the other Aenor" or Aliénor in childhood and would have kept that name in adult life. 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 origin of the name is somewhat unclear one of the earliest bearers appears to have been Eleanor of Aquitaine (1120s–1204). The name derives from the Provençal name Aliénor, which became Eléonore in Langue d'oïl, i.e., French, and from there Eleanor in English. Eleanor Roosevelt, the longest-serving first lady of the US was probably the most famous bearer of the name in contemporary history.Ĭommon hypocorisms include Elle, Ella, Ellie, Elly, Leonor, Leonora, Leonore, Nella, Nellie, Nelly, and Nora. It declined below 600 by the 1970s, again rose to rank 32 in the 2010s.
The name was popular in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s, peaking at rank 25 in 1920. It was also borne by Eleanor of Provence, who became Queen consort of England as the wife of King Henry III, and Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I. The name was introduced to England by Eleanor of Aquitaine, who came to marry King Henry II. It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. Nora, Ella, Ellie, Elle, El, Nell, NellieĮleanor ( / ˈ ɛ l ə n ər, - n ɔːr/) is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name Aliénor.
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