How to pronounce Elenore?

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Pronunciation of Elenore in Bergisch-Gladbach (near Koln) in Germany.

Pronounced as 'ella-nora' in German


Type of Name:

First

Language:

German

Alternate Spelling(s):

Elenora, Elinora, Elanora

Meaning:

Light

Additional Information:

People ASSUME that it is pronounced 'Ella-nor' like the English name Eleanor. BUT with the German spelling as noted (Elenore) the final 'e' is pronounced as an 'ah'. The same as Renate and Sabine (ie, they are pronounced as 'Reh-na-tah' and 'Sah-bee-nah'.

Therefore it is pronounced as 'El-la-nor-ah' :)


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