Eleanor means the other Aenor because in order to distinguish her from her mother Aenor she was called alia Aenor Aliénor from Germanic alja other.

Name ella or eleanor. According to the first version the name Eleanor is of ancient Greek origin derived from the word eleos meaning mercy compassion so the name is translated as merciful. It is of Old German origin and the meaning of Ella is other foreign. Ella name Ellen given name Nora name Leonie given name Lola given name August 18 Ellen van Dijk Eleonora Duse Louis VII of France Henry II of England Ferdinand III of Castile Eleanor of Aragon Queen of Cyprus Eleanor of Aragon Queen of Portugal Eleanor of Portugal Holy Roman Empress Frederick III Holy Roman Emperor Eleanor of.

Its three syllables and rolls off the tongue. Originally a short form of names containing ali compare Eleanor. It is the English version of the Greek name Alienor which is Greek for bright shining one.

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The name Eleanor combines substance and style and is a name considered by parents who are looking at baby names for baby girls. Ella is a form of Eleanor and is generally pronounced like EH lah and EL ah. Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine brought it from France to England in the twelfth.

The name Eleanor is of English origin. Its origin is Variant of the Old French name Eleanor. It may be related to the Greek name Helene whose meaning is also disputed or to the Latin word lenire meaning to soften It may also be derived from the Greek word eleos meaning pity.

But after ranking in the US Top 50 since 2016 the name is no longer rare. Besides Eleanor means merciful from Greek eleos compassionmercy and God is my light from Arabic ellinor. Eleanor needs no shortening of course.