eleanor
/ˈɛləˌnoɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name.
Example Sentences
- "Nay, Eleanor, then must I chide outright: / Presumptuous dame! ill-nurtured Eleanor! / Art thou not second woman in the realm, / And the protector's wife, belov'd of him?"
- "When you hear a young lady called Eleanor, you think of a tall, beautiful, interesting creature directly - the very opposite of me! With my personal appearance, Eleanor sounds ridiculous - and Neelie, as you yourself remarked, is just the thing. No! no! don't say any more - - -"
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.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɛləˌnoɹ/
- British English: /ˈɛlənə/