Elleanor
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright light; a form of Eleanor.
Elleanor by the numbers
Elleanor was given to 30 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 39 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Eleanor
Like Elleanor, each of these traces back to Eleanor: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Elleshe; a form of Eleanor or Ellen828 in the US (2017)
- Ellybright one; a form of Eleanor144 in the US (2017)
- Nellybright light; diminutive of Eleanor121 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellisun; a diminutive of Helen or Eleanor74 in the US (2017)
- Leonoralight, torch; a form of Eleanor71 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elleeshining light; a respelling of Ellie or Eleanor68 in the US (2017)
- Leonorbright light; a form of Eleanor28 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellie-Maeforeign; more; a form of Eleanor and May40 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elleanor. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
- Ellenorbright light; a form of Eleanor3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elleanorabright light; a form of Eleanor5 in the US (2017)
- Ellanor36 in the US (2017)
- Eleanorabright light or sun ray; a form of Eleanor42 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eleanorebright light; a form of Eleanor99 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Elleanor
Names that are said the same way as Elleanor, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Elinorbright light; a form of Eleanor27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elanorshining light; a modern respelling of Eleanor13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellinorbright torch; a form of Eleanor31 in the US (2017)
- Ellanorebright light; a variant of Eleanor21 in the US (2017)
- Elenorebright light or torch; form of eleanor20 in the US (2017)
- Elenorbright light; a form of Eleanor16 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Elleanor, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Elleanor
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