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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

eleanor

/ˈɛləˌnoɹ/

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What does eleanor mean?

proper noun

  1. A female given name.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɛləˌnoɹ/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈɛlənɚ/
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“They were presented to me,” said he, “by one of the ladies of Llangollen, Lady Eleanor Butler.”
George BorrowWild Wales: Its People, Language and SceneryProject Gutenberg ebook #648
Though in this place most master wear no breeches, She shall not strike Dame Eleanor unrevenged.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
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When Queen Eleanor took it over to Germany, it was at first evaded and refused.
Charles DickensA Child's History of EnglandProject Gutenberg ebook #699
She turned into the drawing-room for privacy, but Henry and Eleanor had likewise retreated thither, and were at that moment deep in consultation about her.
Jane AustenNorthanger AbbeyProject Gutenberg ebook #121
We two had always been very close, and the death of Eleanor, to whom we were both devoted, had drawn us even nearer to each other.
Anna Howard Shaw; Elizabeth Garver JordanThe Story of a PioneerProject Gutenberg ebook #354