Lenore
English
Etymology
Ellipsis of Eleanor
Proper noun
Lenore
- A female given name, variant of Eleanor.
- 1845 February, — Quarles [pseudonym; Edgar Allan Poe], “The Raven”, in The American Review[1], volume I, number II, New York, N.Y., London: Wiley & Putnam, […], →OCLC:
- […] sorrow for the lost Lenore — / For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore — / Nameless here for evermore.