# Eleanor

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛləˌnoɹ/ · frequency rank #9,464

## Definitions
1. A female given name.

## Etymology
The first known bearer was Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204), Provençal Aliénor, perhaps from Latin alia (“other”) and her mother's name Aenor, its meaning thereby said to be “the other Aenor”. This Aenor seems to come from earlier Adenordis, which might be some corruption of Adamardis, feminine form of Ademar or Adamarus, from Proto-West Germanic *Audamār, from the Proto-Germanic elements *audaz (“riches”) + *mēraz (“fame”).
An Arabic origin from نُور (nūr, “light”) has also been suggested. Eleanor has often been erroneously interpreted as a variant of Helen.
More at Eleanor on Wikipedia. Also see Aenor.

## Easily confused with
- **elector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eleanor-vs-elector)
- **elevator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eleanor-vs-elevator)

## Common misspellings (9)
`eelanor`, `elaenor`, `eleannor`, `eleanorr`, `eleanro`, `eleaonr`, `elenaor`, `elleanor`, `leeanor`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/eleanor