Some sources say that the name Aénor itself may be a Latinization of an unknown Germanic name. 'the other Aenor' or Aliénor in childhood and would have kept that name in adult life. She was the daughter of Aénor de Châtellerault, and it has been suggested that having been baptized Aenor after her mother, she was called alia Aenor, i.e. The origin of the name is somewhat unclear one of the earliest bearers appears to have been Eleanor of Aquitaine (1120s–1204). The name derives from the Provençal name Aliénor, which became Eléonore in Langue d'oïl, i.e., French, and from there Eleanor in English. Eleanor Roosevelt, the longest-serving first lady of the U.S., was probably the most famous bearer of the name in contemporary history.Ĭommon hypocorisms include Elle, Ella, Ellie, Elly, Leonor, Leonora, Leonore, Nella, Nellie, Nelly, and Nora. It ranked 16th on the popularity chart for names given to newborn girls in the United States in 2022. It declined below 600 by the 1970s but has again risen in popularity. The name was popular in the United States in the 1910s and 1920s, peaking at rank 25 in 1920. It was also borne by Eleanor of Provence, who became Queen consort of England as the wife of King Henry III, and Eleanor of Castile, wife of Edward I.

The name was introduced to England by Eleanor of Aquitaine, who came to marry King Henry II.

It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. Her first book, Little Pear, is considered a children's classic.Nora, Ella, Ellie, Elle, El, Nell, NellieĮleanor ( / ˈ ɛ l ə n ər, - n ɔːr/) is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name Aliénor. A number of her stories are based on her experiences growing up in China. But she became known as the author and illustrator of more than fifty popular children's books. She studied art in Oakland, California, Boston, and New York City and worked for several years as a freelance artist. Lattimore came to the United States in 1920 after her father became a professor of Chinese Studies at Dartmouth College. She was the sister of poet and classics translator Richmond Lattimore and China expert Owen Lattimore. 2012: 'Eleanor Frances Lattimore (June 30, 1904, Shanghai, China â€' May 12, 1986, Raleigh, North Carolina) was an American author and illustrator born in what was called the American Compound in Shanghai and raised in China where her father, David Lattimore, taught English at a Chinese government university. Lattimore, Eleanor Frances, 1904-1986 Authoritative Name:

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