Leonora

Leonora: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “light”
Origin: Greek
Say it: lee-uh-NOR-uh · 4 syllables
Used for: Girls

A form of Eleonora/Eleanora; its ultimate origin is debated, but the common traditional association is with Helen-derived forms meaning 'light'. Leonora has long use in European languages.

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How popular is Leonora?

202428.0 per million US babies

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Babies named Leonora in 202492

2024 rank#2,079 girls

Peak year1888

Total US babies since 18807,390

Leonora is rising: use over the last five years is 2.8× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Leonora

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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Leonora questions

What does the name Leonora mean?

Leonora means "light". It comes from Greek. A form of Eleonora/Eleanora; its ultimate origin is debated, but the common traditional association is with Helen-derived forms meaning 'light'. Leonora has long use in European languages.

Is Leonora a boy or girl name?

Leonora is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Leonora?

92 US babies were named Leonora in 2024. Its peak year was 1888.

How do you pronounce Leonora?

Leonora is usually pronounced lee-uh-NOR-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.