Leonora is one of several similar names fashionable in Europe and slowly making its way to stylishness in the US. Lilting and lovely, it’s got far more heft than today’s groovy L names like Lola and Lila. Original a shortening of Eleonora, it has the distinction of playing leading roles in three operas.
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An Old German name, this means “other, foreign.”
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A Persian name, this means “dawn.”
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This name is another version of the name Helen.
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This name has Arabic origins and means “night.”
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Hugely popular in the 1880’s and beyond, this name is enjoying a rebirth and is now one of the most popular names in the United States. Its meaning is “entire, universal.”
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A Biblical name, this means “friend, companion.”
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A Latin name, this means “famous, brilliant.” Another form of this name is Claire.
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Meaning “star,” this name’s origin is Latin.
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This name was popular generations ago and is hugely popular now. It is a Hebrew name that means “favored grace.”
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