Eleonore

Arthurian Legend French Greek

In Arthurian legend, Elaine was mother to Sir Lancelot's son Galahad. Shining light. An Old French form of Helen. Shining light. The bright one.

French

Shining light. Variant of Helen.

English French Greek Literary

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

French Greek Italian Spanish

A variant of Eleanor.Variant of Eleanor: A variant of Helen. Light. Shining light, or bright one. A variant of the Greek Helen.

French

Chosen.

French Hebrew

Daughter of the sun. Jehovah is God.

French

Light.