Eleanor () is a feminine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

, originally from an

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intel ...

adaptation of the Old Provençal name ''Aliénor''. It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the

High Middle Ages The High Middle Ages, or High Medieval Period, was the periodization, period of European history that lasted from AD 1000 to 1300. The High Middle Ages were preceded by the Early Middle Ages and were followed by the Late Middle Ages, which ended ...

. The name was introduced to England by

Eleanor of Aquitaine Eleanor ( – 1 April 1204; french: Aliénor d'Aquitaine, ) was Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII, List of English royal consorts, Queen of England from 1154 to 1189 as the wife of Henry II of England, King Henry I ...

, who came to marry King Henry II. It was also borne by

Eleanor of Provence Eleanor of Provence (c. 1223 – 24/25 June 1291) was a French noblewoman who became Queen of England as the wife of King Henry III from 1236 until his death in 1272. She served as regent of England during the absence of her spouse in 1253. A ...

, who became Queen consort of England as the wife of King Henry III, and

Eleanor of Castile Eleanor of Castile (1241 – 28 November 1290) was Queen of England as the first wife of Edward I, whom she married as part of a political deal to affirm English sovereignty over Gascony. The marriage was known to be particularly close, and ...

, wife of

Edward I Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he ruled the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony as a vas ...

. The name was popular in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s, peaking at rank 25 in 1920. It declined below 600 by the 1970s, again rose to rank 32 in the 2010s.

Eleanor Roosevelt Anna Eleanor Roosevelt () (October 11, 1884November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four ...

, the longest-serving first lady of the US was probably the most famous bearer of the name in contemporary history. Common

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s include

Elle ''Elle'' (stylized ''ELLE'') is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, together with culture, society and lifestyle. The title means "she" or "her" in French. ''Elle'' is considered the w ...

Ella Ella may refer to: * Ella (name), most often a feminine given name, but also used as a surname Places United States * Ella, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Ella, Oregon, an unincorporated community * Ella, Pennsylvania, an unincorpora ...

, Ellie, Elly,

Leonor Leonor or Léonor is a short form of the given name Eleanor. People bearing the name include: * Leonor Beleza (born 1948), Portuguese politician * Leonor Briones (born 1940), Filipino academic and civil servant * Leonor de Cisneros (died 1568), ...

, Leonora, Leonore,

Nella Nella is a feminine given name which may refer to: People * Nella Maria Bonora (1904–1990), Italian actress * Nella Giacomelli (1873–1949), Italian anarchist * Nella Larsen (1891–1964), American modernist novelist born Nelly Walker * Nel ...

, Nellie, Nelly, and

Nora Nora, NORA, or Norah may refer to: * Nora (name), a feminine given name People with the surname * Arlind Nora (born 1980), Albanian footballer * Pierre Nora (born 1931), French historian Places Australia * Norah Head, New South Wales, headlan ...

Origin

The name derives from the Provençal name Aliénor, which became Eléonore in '' Langue d'oïl'', i.e., French, and from there Eleanor in English. The origin of the name is somewhat unclear; one of the earliest bearers appears to have been

(1120s–1204). She was the daughter of

Aénor de Châtellerault Aénor of Châtellerault (also known as ''Aénor de Rochefoucauld'') Duchess of Aquitaine (born c. 1103 in Châtellerault, died March 1130 in Talmont) was the mother of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who became one of the most powerful women in Europe ...

, and it has been suggested that having been baptized ''

Aenor Aénor (also ''Aenora'', ''Ainora''; the spelling ''Aénor'' suggests an original trisyllabic pronunciation) was a feminine given name in medieval France. It is likely the origin of, and by the later Middle Ages was replaced by, the name Eleanor (' ...

'' after her mother, she was called ''alia Aenor'', i.e. "the other Aenor" or Aliénor in childhood and would have kept that name in adult life. Some sources say that the name Aénor itself may be a Latinization of an unknown Germanic name. Eleanor of Aquitaine, the most powerful woman in 12th century Europe, was certainly the reason for the name's later popularity. However, the name's origin with her, and the explanation of ''alia Aenor'' is uncertain; there are records of possible bearers of the name Alienor earlier in the 12th, or even in the 11th or 10th centuries, but the records of these women post-date Eleanor of Aquitaine, at a time when Alienor had come to be seen as an equivalent variant of the name

(so that presumably, these women during their own lifetime used the given name Aenor): # Alienor, wife (b. 899) (married 935) of Aimery II,

Viscount of Thouars The first viscounts of Thouars appeared at the end of the 9th century, somewhat earlier than those of Châtellerault, Lusignan, etc. They represented the count of Poitou (also the duke of Aquitaine) in the territory he had enfeoffed to them. ...

, and mother of Herbert I (born 960). # Aleanor de Thouars (1050-1088/93), grandmother of Aénor of Châtellerault, and thus Eleanor of Aquitaine's great-grandmother. Born c. 1060 as a daughter of

Aimery IV of Thouars Aimery IV viscount of Thouars ( 1024 – c. 1094) was a companion of William the Conqueror on his Invasion of England in 1066. Life He was the son of Geoffrey II of Thouars, and Agnes de Blois, daughter of Odo I, Count of Blois and Bertha ...

and Aurengarde de Mauleon. Her name is also cited in some documents as Adenor, Aenors and Aleanor/Alienor, and may have been corrupted to Alienor in genealogies only after the 12th century. # Eleanor of Normandy, aunt of William the Conqueror, was so named by the 17th-century genealogist Pierre de Guibours, but de Guibours' sources for this remain unknown. # Eleanor of Champagne (1102–1147), in 1125 became the first wife of Ralph I, Count of Vermandois, who was displaced by Eleanor of Aquitaine's sister Petronilla of Aquitaine, leading to war (1142–44) in Champagne.

Variants

Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...

: Azenor *

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ...

: Eleanor, Elinor *

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also * ...

: Eleonoora, Ellinor *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: Eléonore, Éléonore, Léonore, Elléonore, Eléanor, Éléanor, Éléanore, Aliénor, Aénor *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

: Eleonore *

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

: Ελεονώρα * Hungarian, Slovakian: Eleonóra * Irish: Eileanóra, Elienor *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

, Polish: Eleonora * Latvian: Eleonora * Occitan: Alienor, Alienòr * Portuguese: Leonora, Leonor * Provençal: Lenoa, Leno *

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

: Leonor * Swedish: Eleanora, Ellinor, Elleonore, Elna

Notable people

Medieval

* Eleanor of Normandy (b. 1011/1013, d. after 1071), daughter of Richard II of Normandy. *

(ca. 1122–1204), wife of

Louis VII of France Louis VII (1120 – 18 September 1180), called the Younger, or the Young (french: link=no, le Jeune), was King of the Franks from 1137 to 1180. He was the son and successor of King Louis VI (hence the epithet "the Young") and married Duchess ...

and

Henry II of England Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Curtmantle (french: link=no, Court-manteau), Henry FitzEmpress, or Henry Plantagenet, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189, and as such, was the first Angevin kin ...

, mother of

Richard I Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was ...

and King John *

Eleanor of England, Queen of Castile Eleanor of England ( es, Leonor; – 31 October 1214), was Queen of Castile and Toledo as wife of Alfonso VIII of Castile. She was the sixth child and second daughter of Henry II, King of England, and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Early life and f ...

(1161–1214), daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine; wife of

Alfonso VIII of Castile Alfonso VIII (11 November 11555 October 1214), called the Noble (''El Noble'') or the one of Las Navas (''el de las Navas''), was King of Castile from 1158 to his death and King of Toledo. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army a ...

Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (c. 1184 – 10 August 1241), also known as Damsel of Brittany, Pearl of Brittany, or Beauty of Brittany, was the eldest daughter of Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany, and Constance, Duchess of Brittany. Her father, ...

(1184–1241), daughter of Geoffrey, Duke of Brittany *

Eleanor of Brittany (abbess) Eleanor of Brittany (1275 – 16 May 1342) was the sixteenth abbess of Fontevrault. She was born in England to John II, Duke of Brittany and Beatrice of England, and in 1281 at the age of seven entered Amesbury Priory in Wiltshire, a priory ...

(1285-1342), granddaughter of

and Henry III, and later Abbess of Fontevraud *

Eleanor of Castile (1202-1244) Eleanor of Castile (1200González González, Julio ''El reino de Castilla en la época de Alfonso VIII''. 3 vol. Madrid, 1960 Volumen I pág 211Martínez Díez, Gonzalo (2007) ''Alfonso VIII: rey de Castilla y Toledo (1158-1214)''. Ediciones Tre ...

(1202–1244), wife of

James I of Aragon James I the Conqueror ( es, Jaime el Conquistador, ca, Jaume el Conqueridor; 2 February 1208 – 27 July 1276) was King of Aragon and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276; King of Majorca from 1231 to 1276; and Valencia from 1238 to 12 ...

Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester Eleanor of England (also called Eleanor Plantagenet and Eleanor of Leicester) (1215 – 13 April 1275) was the youngest child of John, King of England and Isabella of Angoulême. Early life At the time of Eleanor's birth at Gloucester, King Joh ...

(1215–1275), daughter of

King John of England King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the t ...

, wife of

Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester ( – 4 August 1265), later sometimes referred to as Simon V de Montfort to distinguish him from his namesake relatives, was a nobleman of French origin and a member of the English peerage, who led th ...

(1222–1291), wife of

Henry III of England Henry III (1 October 1207 – 16 November 1272), also known as Henry of Winchester, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1216 until his death in 1272. The son of King John and Isabella of Angoulême, Henry ...

, mother of

(1241–1290), wife of Edward I of England, mother of

Edward II Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also called Edward of Caernarfon, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir apparent to ...

Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar Eleanor of England (18 June 1269 – 29 August 1298) was the eldest surviving daughter of King Edward I of England and his first wife, Eleanor of Castile. What evidence exists for Eleanor's early years suggests that while her parents were absen ...

(1269–1298), daughter of Edward I, betrothed to

Alfonso III of Aragon Alfonso III (4 November 1265, in Valencia – 18 June 1291), called the Liberal (''el Liberal'') or the Free (also "the Frank," from ''el Franc''), was the king of Aragon and Valencia, count of Roussillon, Cerdanya and Barcelona (as ) from 12 ...

, and wife of

Henry III of Bar Henry III of Bar (french: links=no, Henri III de Bar; german: Heinrich III von Bar 1259 – Naples, September 1302) was Count of Bar from 1291 to 1302. He was the son of Theobald II, Count of Bar and Jeanne de Toucy. Henry's introduction to mili ...

Eleanor of Anjou Eleanor of Anjou (August 1289 – 9 August 1341) was Queen of Sicily as the wife of King Frederick II of Sicily. She was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou by birth. She was the third daughter of King Charles II of Naples and Mary of Hunga ...

(1289-1341), daughter of

Charles II of Naples Charles II, also known as Charles the Lame (french: Charles le Boiteux; it, Carlo lo Zoppo; 1254 – 5 May 1309), was King of Naples, Count of Provence and Forcalquier (1285–1309), Prince of Achaea (1285–1289), and Count of Anjou and Mai ...

and

Mary of Hungary Mary, also known as Maria of Anjou (, , ; 137117 May 1395), reigned as Queen of Hungary and Croatia (officially 'king') between 1382 and 1385, and from 1386 until her death. She was the daughter of Louis the Great, King of Hungary and Poland ...

, and wife of

Frederick III of Sicily Frederick II (or III) (13 December 1272 – 25 June 1337) was the regent of the Kingdom of Sicily from 1291 until 1295 and subsequently King of Sicily from 1295 until his death. He was the third son of Peter III of Aragon and served in th ...

Eleanor de Clare Eleanor de Clare, suo jure 6th Lady of Glamorgan (3 October 1292 – 30 June 1337) was a Anglo-Welsh noblewoman who married Hugh Despenser the Younger and was a granddaughter of Edward I of England.Lewis, M. E. (2008). A traitor's death? The id ...

(1292-1337), granddaughter of

Edward I of England Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he ruled the duchies of Aquitaine and Gascony as a va ...

and wife of

Hugh Despenser the Younger Hugh le Despenser, 1st Baron le Despenser (c. 1287/1289 – 24 November 1326), also referred to as "the Younger Despenser", was the son and heir of Hugh le Despenser, Earl of Winchester (the Elder Despenser), by his wife Isabella de Beaucham ...

Eleanor of Castile (1307-1359) Eleanor of Castile (1241 – 28 November 1290) was Queen of England as the first wife of Edward I, whom she married as part of a political deal to affirm English sovereignty over Gascony. The marriage was known to be particularly close, and ...

(1307–1359), wife of Alfonso IV of Aragon *

Eleanor of Woodstock Eleanor of Woodstock (18 June 1318 – 22 April 1355) was an English princess and the duchess of Guelders by marriage to Reginald II of Guelders. She was regent as the guardian of their minor son Reginald III from 1343 until 1344. She was ...

(1318–1355), daughter of Edward II, wife of Reynold II, Count of Gelderland *

Eleanor of Arborea Eleanor of Arborea or Eleanor De Serra Bas ( Sardinian: Elianora de Arbarée / Elianora De Serra Bas, Italian: Eleonora d'Arborea / Eleonora De Serra Bas; 1347— June 1404) was one of the most powerful and important, and one of the last, judges ...

(1347 – 1404), Sardinian judge *

Eleanor of Sicily Eleanor of Sicily (1325–1375) was Queen of Aragon from 1349 until 1375 as the third wife of King Peter IV. Early life Eleanor was the daughter of Peter II of Sicily and Elisabeth of Carinthia. She was the second of eight children, six of who ...

(1349-1375), wife of

Peter IV of Aragon Peter IV, ; an, Pero, ; es, Pedro, . In Catalan, he may also be nicknamed ''el del punyalet'': "he of the little dagger". (Catalan: ''Pere IV''; 5 September 1319 – 6 January 1387), called the Ceremonious (Catalan: ''el Cerimoniós''), w ...

Leonor Telles de Menezes Leonor Teles (or Teles de Meneses; ) was queen consort of Portugal by marriage to King Ferdinand I, and one of the protagonists, along with her brothers and her daughter Beatrice, of the events that led to the succession crisis of 1383–1385 ...

(1350–1386), wife of

Ferdinand I of Portugal Ferdinand I ( pt, Fernando; 31 October 1345 – 22 October 1383), sometimes called the Handsome () or occasionally the Inconstant (), was the King of Portugal from 1367 until his death in 1383. His death led to the 1383–85 crisis, also k ...

Eleanor of Castile (d. 1416) Eleanor of Castile (after 1363 – 1415/1416) was Queen of Navarre by marriage to King Charles III of Navarre. She acted as regent of Navarre during the absence of her spouse in France in 1397–1398, 1403–1406 and 1409–1411. Biography ...

(136x–1416), wife of

Charles III of Navarre Charles III (1361 – 8 September 1425), called the Noble, was King of Navarre from 1387 to his death and Count of Évreux from 1387 to 1404, when he exchanged it for the title Duke of Nemours. He spent his reign improving the infrastructure of ...

* Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1402–1445) wife of

Edward I of Portugal Edward ( pt, Duarte (; 31 October 1391 – 9 September 1438), also called Edward the King Philosopher (''Duarte o Rei-Filósofo'') or the Eloquent (''o Eloquente''), was the King of Portugal from 1433 until his death. He was born in Viseu, the son ...

* John/Eleanor Rykener, a 14th-century (possibly

transgender A transgender (often abbreviated as trans) person is someone whose gender identity or gender expression does not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Many transgender people experience dysphoria, which they seek to alleviate through ...

)

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Modern

Eleanor of Viseu Eleanor of Viseu (2 May 1458 – 17 November 1525; pt, Leonor de Viseu ) was a Portuguese '' infanta'' (princess) and later queen consort of Portugal. She is considered one of her country's most notable queens consort and one of the only t ...

(1458–1525), wife of

John II of Portugal John II ( pt, João II; ; 3 March 1455 – 25 October 1495), called the Perfect Prince ( pt, o Príncipe Perfeito, link=no), was King of Portugal from 1481 until his death in 1495, and also for a brief time in 1477. He is known for re-establishi ...

Eleanor of Austria Eleanor of Austria (15 November 1498 – 25 February 1558), also called Eleanor of Castile, was born an Archduchess of Austria and Infanta of Castile from the House of Habsburg, and subsequently became Queen consort of Portugal (1518–1 ...

(1498–1558), Queen consort of Portugal (1516–1521) and of France (1530–1547) * Eleanor of Toledo (1522–1562), Spanish noblewoman and Duchess and Regent of Florence (1539) *

Eleonore Batthyány-Strattmann Countess Eleonore Batthyány-Strattmann (29 May 1673 – 24 November 1741) was a Viennese Court lady. The daughter of Imperial Court Chancellor Count Theodor Heinrich von Strattmann, she was married to Hungarian nobleman and Ban of Croatia Ád ...

(1672–1741), Viennese court lady *

Elleanor Eldridge Elleanor Eldridge (March 1784/1785 – 1845) was an African-American/ Native American entrepreneur and memoirist from Rhode Island. She is best known for the ''Memoirs of Elleanor Eldridge'' (16mo., Providence: B.T. Albro, 1838), which was co-a ...

(c.1784-c.1845), African American/Native American entrepreneur *

Eleanor Anne Porden Eleanor Anne Porden (14 July 1795 – 22 February 1825) was a British Romantic poet. She was the first wife of the explorer John Franklin. Early years and education Eleanor Anne Porden was born in London, 14 July 1795. She was the younger surv ...

(1795–1825), English poet * Eleanor Macomber (1801–1840), missionary, teacher * Eleonora Duse (1858 –1924), Italian actress * Ellinor Aiki (1893–1969), Estonian painter * Eleanor Audley (1905–1991), American actress * Eleanor Boardman (1898–1991), American actress * Eleanor Kearny Carr (1840–1912), American political hostess * Eleonora Chiavarelli (1915–2010), wife of Aldo Moro * Eleanor Glanville (1654–1709), English entomologist and naturalist * Elinor Glyn (1864–1943), British novelist * Eleanor Gwynn (known colloquially as "Nell") (1650-1687), Restoration actress and mistress of Charles II of England * Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden, its reigning queen 1719-1720 * List of Swedish consorts, Eleonora, three 17th century Swedish queens consort * Countess Palatine Eleonora Catherine of Zweibrücken, Swedish princess * Eleanor Maria Easterbrook Ames (1831-1908), American writer, publisher * Eleanor Marx (1855–1898), British writer and daughter of Karl Marx * Eleanor Modrakowska (1879–1955), American painter * Eleanor Porter (1868–1920), American novelist * Eleanor Rathbone (1872–1946), British politician * Elenore Abbott (1875–1935), American painter and book illustrator * Elinore Pruitt Stewart (1876–1933), American homesteader in Wyoming and memoirist * Eleanour Sinclair Rohde (1881-1950), British garden designer * Eleanor Farjeon (1881–1965), British writer *

(1884–1962), First Lady of U.S., wife of President Franklin Roosevelt * Eleanor Soltau (1877–1962), English doctor * Elinor Wylie (1885–1928), American writer * Eleanor Butler Roosevelt (1888-1960), American philanthropist * Eleanor Wilson McAdoo (1889-1967), American author and the youngest daughter of President U.S. Woodrow Wilson * Eleanor Lansing Dulles (1895–1996), American economist and diplomat * Eleanor Agnes Lee (1841–1873), diarist, poet, and daughter of Robert E. Lee * Elinor Fair (1903–1957), American actress * Eleanor Campbell King (1906–1991), American modern dancer and choreographer * Eleanor Hibbert (1906–1993), British novelist * Elinor Smith (1911–2010), American aviator * Eleanor Powell (1912–1982), American tap dancer and actress * Eleanor Ruggles (1916-2008), American biographer * Eleonore Schönborn (1920–2022), Austrian politician * Eleanor Parker (1922-2013), American actress * Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves (born 1927), American librarian, educator, historian, and editor * Eleanor Helin (1932–2009), American astronomer * Elinor Ostrom (1933–2012), American political scientist and Nobel prize winner * Elinor Donahue (born 1937), American actress * Eleanor Duckworth (born 1935), Canadian psychologist and educator * Eleanor Holmes Norton (born 1937), American politician * Eleanor Bron (born 1938), British actress and author * Eleanor Montgomery (1946–2013), American high jumper * Eleanor Bodel (born 1948), Swedish singer * Eleanor King (judge), Eleanor Warwick King (born 1957), British appellate court judge * Eleanor Smith (politician), Eleanor Smith (born 1957), British politician * Eleanor Laing (born 1958), British politician * Eleanor McEvoy (born 1967), Irish musician, singer/songwriter * Eleanor Mears (1917–1992), Scottish medical practitioner and campaigner * Elinor Middlemiss (born 1967), Scottish badminton player * Eleanor Friedberger (born 1976), American musician * Eleonora Dziekiewicz (born 1978), Polish volleyball player * Ellie Reeves (born 1980), British politician * Éléonore Caroit (born 1985), French politician * Eleanor James (born 1986), English actress * Ellen van Dijk, Eleonora "Ellen" van Dijk (born 1987), Dutch road and track cyclist * Elinor Joseph (born 1991), Israeli soldier * Eleanor Tomlinson (born 1992), English actress * Eleonore von Habsburg (born 1994), Austrian model * Eleanor Lee (born 1999), Singaporean actress, singer and model * Eleanor Worthington Cox (born 2001), English actress

Fictional characters

* Eleanora, principal woman's role in Strindberg's 1901 play ''Easter (play), Easter'' * Ellenore, guest player character portrayed by Marisha Ray in ''L.A. by Night'' * Eleanor, supporting character in the video game ''Rule of Rose'' * Eleanor, supporting character in the video game ''The Walking Dead: A New Frontier'' * Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway, in the 1985 novel ''Contact (novel), Contact'' by Carl Sagan * List of Madlax characters#Elenore Baker, Elenore Baker, supporting character in the anime ''Madlax'' * List of NCIS characters#Ellie Bishop, Ellie Bishop, in the television series ''NCIS (TV series), NCIS'' * Eleanor Bonneville, a supporting character from the movie ''Jigsaw (2017 film)'' * Eleanor Butterbean, in the television series ''The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy'' * Elinor Dashwood, in the 1811 novel ''Sense and Sensibility'' by Jane Austen * Eleanor Douglas, in the 2013 young adult novel ''Eleanor & Park'', written by Rainbow Rowell * Elanor Gardner, daughter of Samwise Gamgee in J.R.R Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings'' * Princess Eleanor Matilda Henstridge, in the television series ''The Royals (TV series), The Royals'' * Eleanor Hume, a main character from the videogame ''Tales of Berseria'' * Eleanor Lamb, one of the main protagonists of ''BioShock 2'' by Irrational Games * Chipettes, Eleanor Miller, one of the members of the female chipmunk music artist band The Chipettes * Ellie Nash, in ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' * Eleanor Oliphant, protagonist of ''Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine'' * Elinor Rabbit, the titular protagonist often accompanied by Olive and Ari in the animated PBS Kids series ''Elinor Wonders Why'' * Eleanor Savage, love interest, therapeutic friend, and conversational other to protagonist Amory Blaine in F. Scott Fitzgerald's ''This Side of Paradise'' * The Good Place#Cast and characters, Eleanor Shellstrop, the protagonist of American fantasy sitcom ''The Good Place'' * Mage & Demon Queen#Major characters, Queen Elenoir Siegwald, a character in the Filipino Webtoon (platform), Webtoon series ''Mage & Demon Queen'' * Eleanor Tilney, in the 1803 novel ''Northanger Abbey'' by Jane Austen * Eleanor of Tristain, in the novels and anime ''The Familiar of Zero'' * Elinor Tyrell, handmaid to Margaery Tyrell in the ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' series * Eleanor “Nell” Vance, in The Haunting of Hill House * List of Gossip Girl characters#Eleanor Waldorf, Eleanor Waldorf, mother of a protagonist, Blair Waldorf, in TV series ''Gossip Girl'' * Ellie Woodcomb, in the television series ''Chuck (TV series), Chuck'' * Miss Ellie Ewing Eleanor Southworth Ewing Farlow, the matriarch of the Ewing family in the CBS drama series ''Dallas (1978 TV series), Dallas'' * Queen Elinor, in the Disney/Pixar movie ''Brave (2012 film), Brave''

Music

* "Elenore," a 1968 song by The Turtles. * "Eleanor Rigby," a 1966 song by The Beatles. * "Lady Eleanor," a 1971 song by Lindisfarne. * "Eleanor Put Your Boots On", a 2006 song by Franz Ferdinand (band), Franz Ferdinand.

Animals

* Eleonora cockatoo, a parrot.

Vehicles

* Eleanor (automobile), the vehicle used in ''Gone in 60 Seconds'' (Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 film), 1974) as well as the Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film), 2000 remake.

Notes

References

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