Definitions

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  • proper noun A female given name.

Etymologies

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The first known bearer was Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204), Provençal Aliénor, possibly from Germanic or Latin ali(a) "other" and her mother's name Aenor. It's meaning thereby said to be 'the other Aenor'. Arabic origin has also been suggested. Eleanor has often been erratically interpreted as a variant of Helen.

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Examples

  • Therefore it dumbfounds me to discover that The Book of Eleanor is currently climbing the bestseller lists in Los Angeles.

    2010 May 08 « The BookBanter Blog 2010

  • But Eleanor is a birder, so we had a lot of fun spotting various South American birds in the open bird area, while Mason ran back and forth through the bamboo screen.

    Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2010

  • And so, the letters from the first weeks Eleanor is in the White House and she's separated from Lorena because they spent all this time together in the year gearing up before she moved into the White House.

    Women Take Strong Lead In New HBO Gangster Epic 2010

  • This recipe comes from my cousin Eleanor (now deceased).

    Autumn Cookies aka TBTAM 2007

  • Eleanor is quickly caught up in an adventure for which she is (surprisingly) prepared.

    REVIEW: Science Fiction: The Best of 2003 edited by Haber and Strahan 2005

  • He called Eleanor, and they went out to dinner together.

    Mama Gena’s Marriage Manual Regena Thomashauer 2004

  • The description of sex between Mauser and Eleanor is full of caring, and an almost clinical carefulness in physical description.

    De Sade's Daughters 1997

  • I was sitting in Eleanor Roosevelt Hall on a Sunday afternoon listening to the Longine Symphonette on the radio, when they interrupted with the news of Pearl Harbor.

    What Did You Do in the War, Grandma?: A Young Girl Joins the Army ITY Brown University 1995

  • This, he remembered, was the abode of Cousin Eleanor, and he laughed at himself as, even at this safe distance, he steered his course very cautiously along the opposite bank.

    The Windy Hill 1922

  • There was little danger of his running away now, for the dreaded Cousin Eleanor was quite forgotten and he was certain that the time would not pass slowly since he had acquired this splendid new plaything.

    The Windy Hill 1922

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