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While "Eleanor" is often attributed to a variant of the Greek name "Helen," which means "sunlight", there are many other possible origins of this name including Germanic, Latin, and alternate Greek sources.

When looking for the meaning of the HEBREW version of this name, the name must be broken into its parts (as with most Hebrew names - see "Elisheva" or "Batya"). In Hebrew, "El" means "Lord", "i" indicates the first-person possessive, and "Nor" means "fire" or "light". From these elements, the Hebrew name, "Elinor," means "The Lord is my light" or "The Lord is my fire."

Aramaic was the ancient vernacular of the Hebrews, and "Nora", the Aramaic word for fire, could also be used for the variant name "Elinora" with the same meaning.

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Ellen doesn't come from Hebrew, it comes from the Greek work "Hellene" (although pronounced in Greek as "ellen"), which refers to anyone from Greece (Hellas, pronounced in greek as "Ellas")

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The name Elaine has no meaning in Hebrew. Only Hebrew names have meaning in Hebrew.

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The name Ellie has no meaning in Hebrew, but it's very close to the Hebrew word "eli" which means "my God".

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There is no Hebrew equivalent of the English name Elinor. The name Elinor has an unknown meaning.

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Evelyn is not of Hebrew origin, so it has no meaning in Hebrew.

It is actually a French version of a Germanic name, related to 'Avila' which means "desired".

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The name Lillian has no meaning in Hebrew. Only names the come from Hebrew have meaning in Hebrew.

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This name means 'light'.

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Eleanor = אלנור

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