Leonor
LAY-oh-nor
Spanish and Portuguese variation of Eleanor, English, meaning unknown
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Updated Mon Apr 22 2024
Leonor Origin and Meaning
The name Leonor is a girl's name of Spanish origin.
This streamlined variation of Eleanor is common in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, particularly Portugal itself, where it has ranked among the Top 3 baby girl names for over a decade.
In Spain, Leonor is the name of the princess -- Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Ortiz, Princess of Asturias -- who is the heir presumptive to the Spanish throne.
The "lioness" meaning is given because of Leonor's similarity to Leona or Leonie, names with a Latin root meaning lioness. But technically, Leonor is a variation of Eleanor, one of the most prominent names with an unknown meaning.
# 920 in the US
Leonor Rank in US Top 1000
Leonor Popularity
- 1044Nameberry2024
- 3Portugal2023
- 193Switzerland2022
- 29Chile2021
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Famous People Named Leonor
- Leonor de Todos los Santos de Borbón y OrtizPrincess of Asturias (b. 2005), daughter of King Felipe VI and heiress presumptive of Spain
- Leonor Telles de Menesesqueen consort of Ferdinand I of Portugal
- Leonor FiniArgentine painter
- Leonor Elizabeth Ceballos WatlingSpanish actress and singer
- Leonor Varela PilmeChilean actress
- Leonor Kretzer SullivanU.S. Congresswoman from Missouri
- Leonor Rivera–Kipping“lover by correspondence” of Philippine national hero José Rizal
- Leonor Oyarzún IvanovicFirst Lady of Chile as wife of President Patricio Aylwin
- Leonor Maia (born Maria da Conceição de Vasconcelos)Portuguese actress
- Leonor López de CórdobaSpanish memoirist, adviser and confidant of Queen Catalina of Castile
- Leonor Gonzalez MinaAfro,Colombian singer
Leonor in Pop Culture
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