It is of Old French and Old German origin and the meaning of Eleanor is other foreign.

Meaning of the name eleanor. It was first borne by the influential Eleanor of Aquitaine 12th century who was the queen of Louis VII the king of France and later Henry II the king of England. It means light radiance it is a variant of El-Nour which is a common pronunciation of Al-Nour light. From an Old French respelling of the Provençal name Alienor from German ali though sometimes it is taken as a variant of Helen.

Meaning of the name Eleanor. Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen of France and Queen of England. Eleanor is an indirect Quranic name for girls.

It may also derive from Turkish Ela tan light brown and Arabic Nour light. Eleanor Name Meaning Origin Baby Name Wizard. Meaning of Eleanor.

While some think Eleanor is a variation of Helen via Ellen it actually derives from the Provencal phrase alia Aenor meaning other Aenor used to distinguish the original Eleanor who was named after her mother Aenor. The light of the sun. Eleonor is a variant form of Eleanor Old French Old German.

Deriving from Helen Eleanor means torch. Eleanor name meaning is foreign the other. Besides Eleanor means merciful from Greek eleos compassionmercy and God is my light from Arabic ellinor.

The Meaning of the Name Eleanor. The name is of debated origin. What does Eleanor mean.