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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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Dr Eleanor Armstrong, who researches space at the University of Leicester, tells Newsbeat that playing songs in the morning in space "dates way back to the Gemini era".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

So Eleanor Vance sets out for the house on “the first genuinely shining day of summer” without any idea what awaits her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

Cue an interesting piece of research from Bank of America rates strategists, led by Eleanor Xiao.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

Eleanor Delizio, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Monterey, said that temperatures around the stadium will rise into the 60s, and potentially into the upper 60s, “depending on how much sun they get down there.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

Eleanor twisted around and raised both eyebrows, waiting for me to chime in.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu