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Meaning of the nameLeonora

Leonora is a female name of Italian origin, a short form of Eleonora, related to the English Eleanor and the Portuguese Leonor.

Meaning

The meaning of Leonora is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
7,785
Rank in Brazil
#2,019
Median age
58 years
2010 Census
9,809
people

Leonora in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Leonora, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (1,524 people).

7,746 women 39 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Leonora is most common

States with the highest share of people named Leonora in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.009%
  2. Espírito Santo 0.007%
  3. Rio Grande do Sul 0.007%
  4. Santa Catarina 0.007%
  5. Paraná 0.007%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,4200.003%
Rio Grande do Sul7540.007%
Paraná7470.007%
Minas Gerais6700.003%
Santa Catarina5210.007%
Rio de Janeiro4780.003%
Goiás4350.006%
Bahia3860.003%
Espírito Santo2690.007%
Pará2570.003%
Amazonas2450.006%
Mato Grosso2380.007%
Mato Grosso do Sul2380.009%
Pernambuco1970.002%
Maranhão1450.002%
Ceará1110.001%
Distrito Federal1090.004%
Paraíba1080.003%
Rondônia1030.007%
Alagoas880.003%
Rio Grande do Norte760.002%
Piauí540.002%
Tocantins500.003%
Sergipe350.002%
Roraima200.003%
Amapá170.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Leonora

Wiktionary describes Leonora as an Italian short form of Eleonora, related to Eleanor, and Behind the Name treats it as an Italian short form of Eleanor. Eleanor comes from the Old French form of the Occitan name Alienòr; Behind the Name reports the explanation through Latin alia Aenor, 'the other Aenor', but notes that the origin of the name is not clear. The same entry gives Leonor as the Portuguese form. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 7,785 people named Leonora, with a median age of 58. The name is almost always female, and most of the people recorded were born in the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Leonora · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Wiktionary: Eleonora · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Leonora · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Behind the Name: Eleanor · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Leonora

What does the name Leonora mean?

The meaning of Leonora is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Leonora in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 7,785 people with the first name Leonora, which ranks it number 2,019 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.

Is Leonora a boy's or a girl's name?

Leonora is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 7,746 women and 39 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Leonora?

Leonora is a name of Italian origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Leonora most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso do Sul: 0.009% of the state's population is named Leonora (238 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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