Leonora 1258944 203824406 2008-04-06T20:19:09Z 24.214.54.18 '''Leonora''' is a feminine given [[name]], originating from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word for "light". ==People== *[[Leonora of Castile]] *[[Leonora of England]] *[[Leonora Jakupi]], singer from Kosovo *[[John Leonora]], research scientist, Loma Linda University ==Fictional characters== *"Leonora" was the original title of [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s opera, ''[[Fidelio]]'', in which the heroine is named Leonora (or "Leonore" in German). *''[[Leonora (opera)]]'' is an opera by [[William Henry Fry]]. *''[[Leonora (ballad)]]'' is a ballad by [[Gottfried August Bürger]], [[1773]]. *''[[Leonora (Paer opera)]]'' is an opera by [[Ferdinando Paer]], ([[1804]]). *Leonora is also the heroine of [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]'s operas ''[[La forza del destino]]'' and ''[[Il Trovatore]]''. *''[[Leonora (novel)|Leonora]]'' is a novel by [[Maria Edgeworth]]. *''[[Leonora (Hazel Holt)]]'' is a novel by [[Hazel Holt]]. *''[[Leonora (film)|Leonora]]'' is a controversial film of [[1991]]. *''[[Leonora is a character in the film "Topsy Turvy" ==Places== *[[Leonora, Western Australia]] ==Other uses== *[[696 Leonora]] is a minor planet orbiting the sun. [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:English given names]] {{disambig}}