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Elinor

American  
[el-uh-ner, -nawr] / ˈɛl ə nər, -ˌnɔr /

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Helen.


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Sweden’s transformation has many winners, mainly middle-class families who own their homes and have benefited from rising incomes and surging house prices, said Elinor Odeberg of Arena Idé, a progressive think tank in Stockholm.

From The Wall Street Journal May 12, 2026

Meanwhile Team GB's four-time Olympic medalist Elinor Barker almost quit cycling because she was in too much pain to even sit on a bike.

From BBC Mar. 26, 2026

Elinor shares her sorrow with Marianne, but her sister is oblivious.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

"We want those seeds to be back out in the landscape," explained Dr Elinor Breman from the MSB, who's been showing Cate Blanchett the team's work.

From BBC Oct. 19, 2025

Elinor sighed and sat down unceremoniously on the damp straw.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

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