Eleanor
[el-uh-ner, -nawr]
- a female given name, form of Helen.
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Also El·e·a·no·ra [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh, -nohr-uh] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə, -ˌnoʊr ə/.
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Examples from the Web for eleanor
Contemporary Examples
His next book is called Alice and Eleanor: The Wars of the Roosevelts.
His wife Eleanor was more representative of the activist strain running through the progressive movement.
From The Square Deal to The New Deal: The Overlapping Political Identities of TR and FDRJohn Avlon
September 9, 2014
“I became more of a feminist than I ever thought possible,” Eleanor later wrote.
The popular perception is that Eleanor never got over the betrayal, which Black contests.
[Laughs] Did you have any wild nights out in the city while filming The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby?
Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy on 'Eleanor Rigby,' First Heartbreak, and Robin WilliamsMarlow Stern
September 2, 2014
Historical Examples
He must not lose sight of Eleanor now that he had found her again.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
Now that he had found Eleanor again, he was able to settle down to work.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
He had tried hard to see Eleanor Moore again, but without success.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
John flushed, and was angry with his mother for speaking in this way before Eleanor.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
There was work to be done in London, and Eleanor and he must return to town to do it.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
Word Origin and History for eleanor
Eleanor
also Elinor, from Provençal Ailenor, a variant of Leonore, introduced in England by Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204), wife of Henry II. The Old French form of the name was Elienor.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper