The first name Eleanor

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About the first name Eleanor

Meaning

The name Eleanor is related to Éléonore. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Eleanor belongs to the same name family as Éléonore. The name Éléonore comes from Old French Aliénor or related Provençal forms and later spread through European courts.

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In archival records, Eleanor may coexist with Éléonore or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:eleanorᵻlinɚ

Frequency of the first name Eleanor by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Eleanor by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name EleanorLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Eleanor in baptisms by year.5037251201765180518451885192519651765–1769 4 baptisms1790–1794 8 baptisms1810–1814 12 baptisms1815–1819 8 baptisms1820–1824 20 baptisms1825–1829 12 baptisms1830–1834 48 baptisms1835–1839 16 baptisms1840–1844 16 baptisms1845–1849 20 baptisms1850–1854 12 baptisms1855–1859 32 baptisms1860–1864 16 baptisms1865–1869 20 baptisms1870–1874 8 baptisms1875–1879 8 baptisms1880–1884 8 baptisms1905–1909 4 baptisms1910–1914 8 baptisms1915–1919 8 baptisms1920–1924 4 baptisms1935–1939 8 baptisms1940–1944 8 baptisms1955–1959 4 baptisms1965–1969 4 baptisms

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