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Helpthought Elanor was from Eleonora?!
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Eleanor may or may not be a form of Helen - its origin is disputed/uncertain (check the hyperlink for all of the details).
In my sister's case, in fact, Elanor is totally unrelated to Helen or Eleanor - my parents gave it to her in honour of the flower name in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. In Tolkien's Elvish, 'el' means 'star' and 'anor' means 'sun' - the flower is the Sunstar, the Golden Flower of Lothlorien.
In my sister's case, in fact, Elanor is totally unrelated to Helen or Eleanor - my parents gave it to her in honour of the flower name in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. In Tolkien's Elvish, 'el' means 'star' and 'anor' means 'sun' - the flower is the Sunstar, the Golden Flower of Lothlorien.
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