Eleanor

  • Girl
  • 7 letters
English Shining light. Variant of Helen.
French A variant of Helen introduced into Britain in 12th century AD by King Henry II's wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Greek Shining light. The bright one.
Literary A literary name from Shakespeare's Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to duchess of Gloucester.
Variant of Helen

Eleanor is a girl’s name of English, French, Greek and Literary origin. Meaning in English: Shining light. Variant of Helen. Meaning in French: A variant of Helen introduced into Britain in 12th century AD by King Henry II’s wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Meaning in Greek: Shining light. The bright one. A literary name from Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part 2, where it belongs to duchess of Gloucester. Eleanor is a variant of Helen. The name has 7 letters.

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