Lenora

leh-NOOR-ah

English, contracted form of Leonora

"light"

Lenora Origin and Meaning

The name Lenora is a girl's name of English origin meaning "light".

A lovely (and uncommon) longer form for Nora, one of the most fashionable international nickname names around. Lenora fell off the US charts in the 70s, but just re-entered in 2022 as parents' love for short forms Leni and Nora is growing.

Lenora Rank in US Top 1000

# 763 in the US

Lenora Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 397 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lenora

• 763 US 2023
• 397 Nameberry 2025
• 64 Unique 2021
• 771 Future 2028

20 Names Similar to Lenora

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Famous People Named Lenora

• Lenora Branch Fulani American psychologist, activist and politician
• Lenora Isabella Crichlow English actress
• Lenora Nemetz American actress
• Lenora Hume Canadian film producer
• Lenora Mattingly Weber American novelist
• Octavia Lenora Spencer American actress

The name Lenora in Pop Culture

• Lenora Tripp character in movie "The Californians"
• Lenora character in "Beautiful" by Amy Reed
• Lenora normal,type gym leader in the video games Pokémon Black and Pokémon White
• Lenora Wickstaff character in children's novel "The Wish Giver"
• Lenora character in the musical "Cry,Baby"
• Lenora Janeth character in the Netflix series "Trollhunters"