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Eleanor

American

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

Also Eleanora

noun

a female given name, form of Helen.

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

For James and Eleanor that's meant that six months after they opened they've had to let half their staff go.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

So Eleanor Vance sets out for the house on “the first genuinely shining day of summer” without any idea what awaits her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Cue an interesting piece of research from Bank of America rates strategists, led by Eleanor Xiao.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Smiling down into Theodora’s bright, happy eyes, Eleanor thought, But that isn’t what Theodora was doing at all.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson

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