Lenora
Meaning
variant of Eleanor/Leonora, traditionally translated as 'light', though the etymology is debated
Lenora around the world
One shared root links 9 names across 3 languages.
Shared root: from Occitan Aliénor, Eleanor of Aquitaine's name; the old derivation from Helen is now doubted, and "light" is tradition rather than certainty
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Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lenora peaked in the 2020s.
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Popularity in Brazil
285 people · the #19,766 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 60
Among people named Lenora living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
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