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GirlPronounced Spanish /le.o.ˈnoɾ/; European Portuguese /le.u.ˈnoɾ/; Brazilian Portuguese /le.o.ˈnoh/Spanish language family

Leonor

Spanish and Portuguese form of Eleanor.

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Leonor is a girl name.

Pronunciation: Spanish /le.o.ˈnoɾ/; European Portuguese /le.u.ˈnoɾ/; Brazilian Portuguese /le.o.ˈnoh/.

GenderGirl
PronunciationSpanish /le.o.ˈnoɾ/; European Portuguese /le.u.ˈnoɾ/; Brazilian Portuguese /le.o.ˈnoh/
Language familySpanish

Meaning and history

Spanish and Portuguese form of Eleanor. It was brought to Spain in the 12th-century by Eleanor of England, who married King Alfonso VIII of Castile.

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Usage: spanish, portuguese

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