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Lenore

Lenore is a girls' name of Greek origin meaning “bright, shining light.”

pronunciation

leh-NOR

meaning & origin

The name Lenore means “bright, shining light.” It comes from the Greek language tradition.

A poetic variant of Eleanor and Helen, Lenore is most famously associated with Edgar Allan Poe's 1831 poem of the same name and his later masterpiece 'The Raven,' where Lenore is the narrator's lost love.

famous people named Lenore

  • Lenore (character in Poe's 'The Raven')

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