Eleanor

Definitions

A female given name.

Equivalents

Examples

“Nay, Eleanor, then must I chide outright: / Presumptuous dame! ill-nurtured Eleanor! / Art thou not second woman in the realm, / And the protector's wife, belov'd of him?”

“When you hear⟳ a young lady called Eleanor, you think⟳ of a tall, beautiful, interesting creature directly - the very opposite of me! With my personal appearance, Eleanor sounds ridiculous - and Neelie, as you yourself remarked, is just the thing. No! no! don't say⟳ any more - - -”

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