Elinor

Spelling variation of Eleanor

Elinor Origin and Meaning

The name Elinor is a girl's name of French origin.

Slimmed down spelling is well-established and makes an old name more modern, for better and worse. Katie Couric spells her Elinor's name this way.

Elinor Rank in US Top 1000

# 946 in the US

Elinor Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1931 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Elinor

• 1931 Nameberry 2025
• 382 Unique 2023
• 884 Future 2028
• 865 England 2016

20 Names Similar to Elinor

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Elinor.

• Mathilde
• Mathilda
• Marian
• Marta
• Margery
• Matilde
• Eleonore
• Gwendolen
• Leonore
• Marion
• Leonor
• Cecile
• Frieda
• Francis
• Brigitte
• Béatrice
• Lucile
• Elsbeth
• Liesl
• Liesel

Famous People Named Elinor

• Mary Eleanor "Elinor" Donahue American actress
• Elinor Morton Wylie American poet and novelist
• Elinor Regina Patricia Smith American aviator
• Elinor Claire "Lin" Ostrom American economist; winner of the Nobel Prize
• Elinor Sutherland Glyn British novelist
• Elinor Caplan Canadian MP
• Elinor Jane Barker Welsh cyclist
• Elinor Lipman American novelist
• Gladys Eleanor May "Elinor" Brent Dyer, English novelist
• Elinor Tully "Ellie" Couric daughter of newscaster Katie Couric
• Elinor Fair American silent film actress

The name Elinor in Pop Culture

• Elinor Dashwood character in "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen
• Elinor Merida's mother in Pixar's "Brave"
• Elinor characterin "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
• Elinor Joddrel character in "The Wanderer" by Fanny Burney
• Elinor character in Ally Condie's "Atlantia"
• Elinor Carlisle character in Dame Agatha Christie's "Sad Cypress"