Meanings
proper noun
- A female given name, variant of Eleanor.
[…] sorrow for the lost Lenore — / For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore — / Nameless here for evermore.
1845 February, — Quarles [pseudonym; Edgar Allan Poe], “The Raven”, in The American Review, volume I, number II, New York, N.Y.; London: Wiley & Putnam, […], →OCLC
Origin
Apheretic form of Eleanor.
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APA
Lenore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lenore
MLA
“Lenore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lenore. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lenore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lenore.
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