Elnora

Elnora is an English name that arose in the nineteenth century as a contracted or Americanized variant of Eleonora, itself the Italian and Latin form of Eleanor. Eleanor is generally traced to the Old French Aliénor, possibly derived from the Old Provençal name Aenor combined with a prefix, though some scholars connect it to the Germanic elements meaning foreign and army. The name gained broad popularity in the United States during the 1800s and early 1900s, partly through literary and rural naming traditions. Related forms include Elinor, Eleonora, Lenora, and Nora.