Entry № 1360 · Spanish origin

Leonor Leonor — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ leh-oh-NOR /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Spanish
Meaning
"Light (the Spanish Eleanor; current heir to the throne)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Spanish)

A name that means "light (the spanish eleanor; current heir to the throne)".

Leonor is the Spanish-Portuguese form of Eleanor — from Greek helios (sun, light). **Leonor de Borbón (born 2005)** is the **Princess of Asturias, the current heir apparent to the Spanish throne** — daughter of King Felipe VI. Eight Iberian queens have borne the name.

**Leonor of Castile (1241-1290)** was the Spanish princess who married Edward I of England — when she died, he marked her funeral journey with twelve Eleanor Crosses across England.

Light. The Spanish Eleanor — current heir to the Spanish throne.

The name in its native script.

Leonor
Transliteration
Leonor
Pronunciation
/ ˌleɪ.oʊˈnɔːr /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Leonor stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Leonor · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Leonors before her.

Real people
Princess Leonor de Borbón
Heir to the Spanish throne.
born 2005
Leonor of Castile
Wife of Edward I.
1241 – 1290
In fiction
Leonor
Common in Iberian historical fiction.

Names connected to Leonor.

The number behind Leonor.

2

The Diplomat

Leonor reduces to two — the number of Iberian crown.

Why families chose this name.

"Spanish heir. Six letters. Leonor."
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