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Eleanor

American  
[el-uh-nawr, -ner] / ˈɛl əˌnɔr, -nər /
Also Eleanora

noun

  1. a female given name, form of Helen.


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Immunologist professor Eleanor Riley tells BBC Radio 4's Inside Health podcast that the post-swim "high" is real, but it's driven by adrenaline and endorphins.

From BBC

Former captain Michael Vaughan, speaking to BBC Sport's Eleanor Oldroyd, says England must start well in Perth in the opening Test against Australia, if they are to set themselves up for a first Ashes success down under since 2011.

From BBC

As a documentary filmmaker, Eleanor Coppola spent the bulk of her adult life chronicling her husband’s and daughter’s Hollywood productions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Eleanor Thompson, 35, originally from Mold, Flintshire, died from multiple injuries in March 2025, when her vehicle rolled off a driveway and slid down an incline, crushing her.

From BBC

His self-published local history, 2021’s Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt in New York, was republished by History Press in 2023 and retitled with a focus on the state capital, Albany.

From Slate