Eleanor
Also spelled: Elinor, Elenor
Usually a girl's name
- Meaning
- Origin disputed: Old Provençal Alienor, perhaps 'the other Aenor'; older uses may exist Disputed
Often taken as a form of Helen, and so as 'light'; the sources call the link with Helen mistaken.
- Origin
- Old Provençal
- Popularity
US 2025: #12 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #56
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.