Eleanor Name Meaning

Gender: Female

Origin: French

Meaning: Of Unknown Meaning

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1. Meaning of the name "Eleanor"

The name Eleanor means Unknown and has a French origin. Eleanor is a name that's been used by parents who are considering baby names for girls. The name Eleanor is derived from the French name Provençale, Alienore.

It may also come from Alia Aenor or other Aenor. Alternative ways of writing include Elenor, Elanor, and Eleanora. Famous Eleanors include Eleanor of Aquitaine, mother of Richard I and King John.

Others include US First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and American actresses Eleanor Parker and Eleanor Powell. Fictional characters named Eleanor include Ellie Arroway in Carl Sagan, Contact, Eleanor Douglas in Eleanor & Park, and Ellie Gardner from J.R.R. Tolkein from Lord of the Rings.

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2. Variation of the name "Eleanor"

Elenor:

Derived from the Hebrew word and a different spelling of the name Eleanor comes from the Hebrew element 'el' meaning 'god' and 'or' means light, so this name means 'God is my light' or 'God is my candle'.

Elanor: Variation of Eleanor.

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3. Top 3 Famous Person Named Eleanor

Eleanor Roosevelt:

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, from 1933 to 1945, she promotes her husband's New Deal, General Franklin D. Roosevelt, as well as campaigning for civil rights. After Roosevelt's death, she established herself as an author and speaker, supporting the New Deal Alliance, and was also seen as a spokesman for human rights.

She was a pioneer of the feminist movement (despite opposing the Equal Amendment Amendment), who created a new role model for the First Lady. Roosevelt was active in the effort to create many institutions, most notably the United Nations, the United Nations Association and the Freedom House.

President Harry S. Truman called her the First Lady of the World, in honor of this special woman for her travels that took her to many places around the world to advocate for human rights.

Eleanor Parker:

An actress of remarkable flexibility, she was Doug McClelland, author of biography Parker of the same name.

Parker was signed by Warner Brothers in 1941. She was three times nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in the 1950s: for Caged (1950), Detective Story (1951) and Interrupted Melody ( 1955).

Her role in Caged also won her the Volpi trophy for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival. One of her most memorable roles was "Baron" Elsa von Schraeder in The Sound of Music (1965).

Eleanor Tomlinson:

Tomlinson appeared in The Illusionist as Young Sophie. She starred in teen films Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging in which she played "Jas". Tomlinson plays Kirsten in the international production Pro Sieben Hepzibah - Sie holtich im Schlaf with David Bamber, under the direction of Robert Sigl.

Tomlinson continues to play Eve, an alien, in 'Mad woman in the attic' - episodes three and four of Series 3 of Sarah Jane's Adventure - in 2009, as well as Fiona Chataway in the movie Alice in Wonderland was released in theaters on March 5, 2010.

After extensive searching, Tomlinson was cast as Princess Isabelle in Jack the Giant Slayer (2013), directed by Bryan Singer.

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