Eleanor

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Eleonore is a female given name .

Origin and meaning

The meaning of the name Eleonore is unclear. Eleanor of Aquitaine , actually Old French Alienor, is the first known name bearer. The following explanations are discussed:

  • The meaning of the ancient Provencal name Aliénor is also unclear. Probably the first part of the name belongs to the Germanic * alja- 'foreign, different'. The explanation assumes that Eleanor of Aquitaine , old French Alienor, was actually called Aenòr , but was called alia Aenor ('the other Aenòr') to distinguish it from her mother of the same name .
  • The name Eleonore can also be derived from Arabic : where isأَلْلّٰهُ نُورِي, DMG Aḷḷāhu nūr-ī with the meaning 'God is my light'. The name came to Spain through the Moors , from there it spread to France , so that it spread to England through Eleanor of Aquitaine .
  • As a final explanation, Aliénor is seen as the equivalent of Helene .
  • Especially in the 19th century, Eleanor was associated with the ancient Greek eleos ( Greek  ἔλεος ) (“mercy”, “mercy”).

The name has been traceable in Germany for more than 500 years. Through William Shakespeare's works, Eleonore became popular in Germany and, not least, through Eleonore Prochaska became popular.

variants

  • Albanian: Leonora, Nora
  • Danish: Eleanor, Elenora, Eleonora, Eleonore, Elinor , Elinore, Elionor, Elionore, Ella , Elle, Ellen , Elli , Ellinor, Ellinore, Ellionor, Ellionore, Leonora, Leonore, Lora, Lore, Nelli, Nellie, Nelly, Nora , Nore
  • German: Elenor, Elenore, Eleonore, Eleonora, Ellen, Lenora , Lenore , Leonie , Leonora , Leonore , Lola , Lorle, Nora , Nordel
  • Slovenian: Eleonora, Eli
  • English: Eleanor, Ellinor, Nell, Nelly , Lenore
  • Faroese: Eleonora, Nora
  • Finnish: Ele, Elenora, Elenuura, Eleonoora, Eleonora, Ella, Elle, Ellen, Elli, Ellinor, Nelli, Noora, Nuura
  • French: Alinor, Aliénor, Elea, Éléonore , Leunora, Nóirín, Nora
  • Greek: Eleonora (Ελεονώρα), Nora (Nόρα)
  • Hebrew: Elinor, Liora
  • Irish: Noreen
  • Icelandic: Eleonora, Elenóra
  • Italian: Eleonora, Elianora, Leonora, Lorena, Nora, Noretta, Norina
  • Latin: Lora, Lorena, Lorene
  • Dutch: Eleonora, Eleonore, Nora, Noor, Noortje
  • Norwegian: Eleanor, Eleonora, Eleonore, Eléonore, Elinor, Ella, Ellen, Elli, Ellinor, Elly, Leonora, Leonore, Lora, Lore, Nellie, Nelly, Nora, Nore, Onora
  • Swedish: Eleanor, Eleonora, Ella, Ellan, Ellen, Ellenor, Elli, Ellinor, Elly, Leonora, Leonore, Lora, Lore, Nelli, Nellie, Nelly, Nora, Nore
  • Polish: Eleonora, Nora
  • Provencal: Aliénor
  • Russian: Eleonora (Элеонора)
  • Hungarian: Eleonóra, Ella, Leonorka, Lóra, Lórácska, Lóri, Nelli, Nóra, Norcsi, Nóri, Nórici
  • Eastern European: Ela
  • Spanish: Leonor, Leonore

The short forms El (l) en can also stand for Helena .

Name days

  • Ela :
    • Origin Eastern Europe : July 18th

Well-known namesake

Eleonora

Eleanor

Eleanor

Fictional character

Ellinor or Elinor

Lenora

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rosa Kohlheim, Volker Kohlheim (ed.): Duden, Lexicon of first names . 4th edition. Dudenverlag, Mannheim, Leipzig, Vienna, Zurich 2004, DNB  969723989 . , "Eleonore", pp. 97-98
  2. ↑ a b pink cabbage, Volker Kohlheim (ed.): Duden dictionary of first names . 4th edition. Dudenverlag, Mannheim, Leipzig, Vienna, Zurich 2004, DNB  969723989 . , P. 97
  3. ↑ behindthename.com: Eleanor .
  4. ^ Günther Drosdowski: Duden, Lexicon of first names . In: Duden paperbacks . 2nd, revised and expanded edition. tape 4 . Dudenverlag, Mannheim, Leipzig, Vienna, Zurich 1974, ISBN 3-411-01333-8 . , “Eleonore”, page 68.
  5. ↑ Horst Naumann, Gerhard Schlimpert, Johannes Schultheis: First name book . Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1988, ISBN 3-323-00175-3 . , “Eleonora, Eleonore”, p. 45.
  6. ↑ Wulfing von Rohr, Jutta Fuezi: The angel message of your name . 600 first names in their spiritual meaning. The practical manual. Heyne e-books by the Random House publishing group, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-641-04589-0 , p. ‹Without page indication › (“ELEONORA (Eleonore, Leonore, Nora)”).
  7. ^ Günther Drosdowski: Duden, Lexicon of first names . In: Duden paperbacks . 2nd, revised and expanded edition. tape 4 . Dudenverlag, Mannheim, Leipzig, Vienna, Zurich 1974, ISBN 3-411-01333-8 . , “Eleonore”, page 68 f.
  8. ^ A b c Christian Adams (ed.): Bertelsmann, The new large lexicon of first names . Wissenmedia, Gütersloh, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-577-00300-1 . , P. 48
  9. ^ Friedrich Wilhelm Weitershaus: The large lexicon of first names . 8000 first names - origin - meaning. Mosaik Verlag GmbH, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-576-10122-5 . , “Eleonora, Eleonore”, p. 125.
  10. ↑ Grammatical Dictionary of the German Language, Volume 2, Edition 1, p. 30 [1] -
  11. ↑ “Eleonora är på en gång hebräiska och grekiska; ty man må ej vara så okunnig och tro, det detta namn ar Italiensk och kommer af Leonora… Men Eleonora är sammansatt, forester af grekiskans Eleos, somebody of mercy “: Fria fantasier hvilka: betraktade såsom ett helt , volumes 1–2, 1832 , P. 87 online
  12. ↑ Lutz Mackensen: The big book of first names . Origin, derivations and distribution, pet forms, famous name bearers, memorial and name days, faded first names. Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main / Berlin / Vienna 1984, ISBN 3-548-04159-0 (unabridged license edition). , P. 230