Meaning & Origin
A female given name, variant of Eleanor.
Lenora is a girl's and boy's baby name of Greek origin, a variant of Eleanor, ultimately from the Greek Helene meaning 'bright,' 'shining one,' or 'torch.' Lenora was used as a literary spelling by German Romantic poet Gottfried August Bürger, whose ballad Lenore (1773) made the name famous across Europe.
Lenora has a Romantic-era, candlelit elegance that feels perfectly at home in the vintage revival. With over 36,000 U.S. births, it has a genuine history. It sits beautifully alongside Nora, Cora, and Honora as a longer form for parents who want to give their daughter the nickname Nora with full ceremonial weight on the birth certificate.