Leonore is a usually feminine given name, a variation of Eleanor, which may refer to: Women: Leonore Annenberg, American businesswoman, diplomat and philanthropist Léonore Baulac, French ballet dancer Leonore Davidoff, American feminist historian and sociologist Leonore Gewessler, Austrian politician Leonore Harris, American stage and screen actress Leonore Herzenberg, American immunologist, geneticist and professor Leonore Kirschstein, German soprano Leonore Krenzlin, German academic Léonore Perrus, French fencer Leonore Raisig, birthname of American big band singer Lynn Roberts Leonore Siegele-Wenschkewitz, German church historian Leonore Tiefer, American educator, researcher, therapist and activist specializing in sexuality Countess Leonore of Orange-Nassau, a member of the Dutch royal family Princess Leonore, Duchess of Gotland, a member of the Swedish royal familyMen: Léonore d'Étampes de Valençay, French Bishop of Chartres and Archbishop of Reims. Wikipedia