Leanor
Old French/Germanic · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Leanor
Leanor is a variant of Eleanor, derived from the Old French name Aliénor, which likely stems from the Germanic elements meaning "other" or "foreign" (Proto-Germanic *alja-) combined with elements meaning "honor" or "nobility." The name was historically used in European nobility, most famously by Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204), a powerful medieval queen of France and England, and has been adopted across English-speaking and Western European cultures.
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Etymology
Leanor is a variant of Eleanor, derived from the Old French name Aliénor, which likely stems from the Germanic elements meaning "other" or "foreign" (Proto-Germanic *alja-) combined with elements meaning "honor" or "nobility." The name was historically used in European nobility, most famously by Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204), a powerful medieval queen of France and England, and has been adopted across English-speaking and Western European cultures.
Leanor currently ranks #8,565 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1919.
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