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Lenore

American  
[luh-nawr, -nohr] / ləˈnɔr, -ˈnoʊr /
Also Lenora

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Eleanor.


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The man’s mind, we know from the poem, is consumed with grief for his lost love, Lenore, and terror that her ghost has come seeking entrance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

But that is something that the married couple Profs Lenore and Manuel Blum, both emeritus professors at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, believe will change, possibly quite soon.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

When Ady and Sanite are separated, Ady meets Lenore, proprietress of the Mockingbird Inn.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Lenore Brooks is an interior designer who specializes in working with people who are neurodivergent.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2023

I don't know what happened to Lenore, and I feel like I should wait for her.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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