My light or other; foreign
Ellanore is a rare variant of Eleanor. It likely stems from the ProvenΓ§al name AliΓ©nor, which may be a variation of Helen (meaning light) or derived from the Germanic 'alia' meaning other.
Less common today
Ellanore isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,448 in 2019.
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).