Ellinor
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning bright torch; a form of Eleanor.
Ellinor by the numbers
Ellinor was given to 31 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 32 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Eleanor
Like Ellinor, 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)
- Eleanorabright light or sun ray; a form of Eleanor42 in England and Wales (2025)
- 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)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ellinor. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Elinorbright light; a form of Eleanor27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellenorbright light; a form of Eleanor3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ellinorebright torch; a form of Eleanor9 in the US (2017)
- Ellanor36 in the US (2017)
- Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
- Elliotbright fame; a form of Elijah544 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Ellinor
Names that are said the same way as Ellinor, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Eleanorebright light; a form of Eleanor99 in the US (2017)
- Elanorshining light; a modern respelling of Eleanor13 in England and Wales (2025)
- Elleanorbright light; a form of Eleanor30 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 Ellinor, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Ellinor
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