Nameberry of the Week: Leonor
March 17
Each Sunday, in replacement of the usual Name of the Day newsletter, we will be featuring a Name of the Week chosen by you!
The Name of the Week will be selected through the “name of the day” thread over on the forums, where you can share a name you are feeling inspired by or loving a little extra that day. One name nominated on the thread each week — determined by what names are getting the most likes — will be featured in this weekly series
This week’s Name of the Week was nominated by @OctaviaMay!
We all know Eleanor — vintage chic, feminine but not too frilly, and nickname potential galore, there is no question as to why this classic is now ranking as high as #16 in the US, as well as in the Top 100 in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the UK.
But the sleek Spanish and Portuguese variation, Leonor, deserves this same love.
Leonor — pronounced “lay-oh-NOR” — is popular throughout the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking world, ranking as high as #3 in Portugal and #29 in Chile.
A fast route to nicknames like Leni, Lea, and Nora, Leonor is also perfectly striking and stylish in its full form — especially with the widespread love for all Leo- names in recent years.
If you love Eleanor but are put off by its rising popularity, other similarly chic girl names worth consideration include Leonie, Lenore, Leonora, Lenora, Eleanora, and Leona.
In case you missed these Names of the Day:
Nameberry of the Day: Julius
In Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, a fortune teller warns Caesar to "beware the Ides of March", meaning March 15. In Ancient Rome, March 15 was once a day for making sacrifices to the deity Jupiter and celebrating the Feast of Anna Perenna with picnics and revelry. In 44 BC however, the date gained notoriety for the
