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Eleanor

American  
[el-uh-nawr, -ner] / ˈɛl əˌnɔr, -nər /
Also Eleanora

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Helen.


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"This study opens up new frontiers in research on human evolution," adds Professor Eleanor Scerri of the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, also senior author of the study.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

But very few of those one would call progressives, such as Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, had those leanings.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

These holdings have also fallen by $66 billion since the start of March, said BofA strategists Meghan Swiber and Eleanor Xiao.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Eleanor Taylor-Verlaan is booked in for a Caesarean section next month, two days after the anniversary of the death of her first daughter in 2017.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

“Poltergeists are another thing altogether,” the doctor said, his eyes resting briefly on Eleanor.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson