Entry № 0084 · Old French, Provençal origin

Aliénor Aliénor — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ah-lee-eh-NOR /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Old French, Provençal

Meaning

"Eleanor of Aquitaine"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Old French)

The meaning

A name that means "eleanor of aquitaine".

Aliénor is the Old French/Provençal original of Eleanor — possibly from Occitan alia (other) and meaning "other Aenor" (after her mother). Aliénor d'Aquitaine (1122-1204) was the Duchess of Aquitaine, Queen of France then Queen of England — mother of Richard the Lionheart and King John, the most powerful woman of the medieval period.

Aliénor is widely used in modern France.

Eleanor of Aquitaine. Queen of France, then England.

Popularity

Where Aliénor stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Aliénor · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Aliénors before her.

Real people

Aliénor d'Aquitaine

Duchess of Aquitaine, Queen of France and England.

1122 – 1204

In fiction

Aliénor

Common in French medieval fiction.

Names connected to Aliénor.

Numerology

The number behind Aliénor.

The Nurturer

Aliénor reduces to six — the number of medieval queen.

Parents on Aliénor

Why families chose this name.

"Eleanor of Aquitaine. Seven letters. Aliénor."

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