Leonora
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning light, torch; a form of Eleanor.
Leonora by the numbers
In 2025, 71 babies in England and Wales were named Leonora. In the US, 46 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 138 babies in 1924, making it a 1920s name.
Other names that come from Eleanor
Like Leonora, 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)
- Elinorbright light; a form of Eleanor27 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)
- Eleanorebright light; a form of Eleanor99 in the US (2017)
- Ellisun; a diminutive of Helen or Eleanor74 in the US (2017)
- Elleeshining light; a respelling of Ellie or Eleanor68 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Leonora. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lenoravariant of Leonora; bright lion193 in the US (2017)
- Leonorbright light; a form of Eleanor28 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leanorabright light; a form of Eleanor4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leondralion woman; a feminine form of Leon5 in the US (2017)
- Leonorelight mercy; a form of Eleanor3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leonalioness; feminine form of Leo555 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean light
Like Leonora, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Leonora
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