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Lenore

Girl name · 4 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Lenore: 4 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 4 births in 1975.

Lenore carries the weight of Edgar Allan Poe's haunting poem "The Raven," where the narrator mourns his "lost Lenore." The name itself is a variant of Eleanor, ultimately derived from the Provençal name Aliénor, of debated meaning—possibly from the Germanic *Aldenor* ("old north") or the Arabic *Nurah* ("light"). Poe's ethereal Lenore made the name synonymous with lost beauty, but real-life bearers include Lenore Coffee, the prolific Hollywood screenwriter who penned classics like *The Great Lie*. Though no major places bear the name, the variant *Lenora* enjoys modest popularity. A curious note: in Scotland, Lenore has never charted highly, but its association with mourning poetry hasn't dampened its romantic, old-world appeal—it's a name wrapped in verse and memory.