Leonora
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'''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.
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