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Eleanor
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Royal baby names in classical music
18. Eleanor
Eleanor takes its roots from the Provençal name, Aliénor, which became Eléanor or Eleonore. From this comes the German form, Leonore - otherwise known as the title character in Beethoven's one and only opera, Fidelio.
