Hannelore is a

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female given name, which is a combination of two names: * Hanne, a German and Dutch diminutive or short form of

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, itself a feminized form of Iohannes (i.e. John), which means God is gracious. * Lore, the German short form or diminutive of

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, (i.e.

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), a likely variant of the Latin

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, which is an old

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of unknown meaning. There is an

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phrase "alia Aenor" meaning the other Aenor and used to distinguish a daughter with the same name of her mother. This became "Eleanore" in Old English. There is also a variant of the name "Hannalora." Lora, is a variant of Laura and also used as a diminative of Eleonra or Loreedana in the Italian.
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Laura is a female given name in Latin Europe, Western Europe and North America whose meaning ("bay laurel") translates to "victor", and an early hypocorism from Laurel and Lauren.
The name Laura is the feminized form of laurus, Latin for "bay laurel plant", which in the Greco-Roman era was used as a symbol of victory, honor or fame. The name represents the embodiment of victory and strength. The name Daphne, derived from Ancient Greek, carries the same meaning.
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Examples of that name in use include, but not limited to: * Hannalora Leavitt - See: http://holman.lighthouse-sf.org/2020/hannalora-leavitt/ * Hannalora Kalahorf - See: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1995178/ * Hannalora Lewis - See: https://portfolium.com/hannalora1234 * Hannalora Baron - See: https://www.pinterest.com/delizabethriley/hannalora-baron/ * Hannalora Herman - See: http://www.archives.com/1940-census/hannalora-herman-ca-31440262

List of people

Athletes

Hannelore Anke Hannelore Anke (later Hofmann; born 8 December 1957) is a retired German swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. Personal life Anke was born in 1957 in Bad Schlema. Her mother had a senior position in a textile manufacturing plant ...

(born 1957), German swimmer *

Hannelore Brenner Hannelore Brenner (born 21 June 1963) is a German Paralympian dressage equestrian athlete. Life Brenner was born in Lüneburg Lüneburg, officially the Hanseatic City of Lüneburg and also known in English as Lunenburg, is a town in the Ger ...

(born 1963), German Paralympian dressage equestrian * Hannelore Burosch (born 1947), German handball player * Hannelore Glaser (born 1933), German alpine skier * Hannelore Göttlich (born 19??), German rower *

Hannelore Hradez Hannelore Hradez (30 December 1940 – 12 September 2022) was an Austrian fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of th ...

(1940–2022), German fencer * Hannelore Plattner (born 19??), Austrian luger * Hannelore Possmoser (born 19??), Austrian luger * Hannelore Raepke (born 1935), German sprinter *

Hannelore Weygand Hannelore Weygand (30 October 1924 – 18 December 2017) was a German equestrian, born in Düsseldorf. She competed in equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where she won a silver medal in the team competition in mixed dressage (a ...

(1924–2017), German equestrian * Hannelore Zober (born 1946), German handball player

Performers

Hannelore Auer Hannelore Kramm née Auer (30 May 1942 –⁠ 8 November 2023) was an Austrian Schlager singer and film actress who managed the German singer Heino. Biography Auer was romantically linked with Franz Antel and appeared in the '' Frau Wirtin'' ...

(1942–2023), Austrian Schlager singer *

Hannelore Bey Hannelore Bey (née ''Mueller''; born 6 November 1941, in Leipzig) was a prima ballerina at the Komische Oper Berlin. Life She studied from 1956 to 1961 at the Palucca School of Dance in Dresden. She then studied from 1965 to 1966 at the Wagano ...

(born 1941), German prima ballerina *

Hannelore Bode Hannelore Bode (born 2 August 1941) is a German operatic soprano. She performed at the Bayreuth Festival from 1968 to 1978, including Elsa in ''Lohengrin'', Eva in ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'', and several parts in the 1976 Jahrhundertring, ...

(born 1941), German operatic soprano *

Hannelore Bollmann Hannelore Bollmann (10 May 1925 – 7 April 2023) was a German actress. She appeared in more than thirty films, often in leading roles. Bollmann died in Santa Barbara, California on 7 April 2023, at the age of 97. Selected filmography * ''Kin ...

(1925–2023), German actress *

Hannelore Elsner Hannelore Elsner (; born Hannelore Elstner; 26 July 1942 – 21 April 2019) was a German actress with a long career in television and film. She first performed on stage in Munich, and later starred in popular films and television series such as ' ...

(1942–2019), German actress *

Hannelore Hoger Hannelore Hoger (; 20 August 1939 – 21 December 2024) was a German actress and theatre director. She played the title role in '' Bella Block''. Life and career Hoger was born in Hamburg on 20 August 1939. Her father worked as an inspector ...

(1942–2024), German actress and director *

Hannelore Knuts Hannelore Knuts (born 4 November 1977) is a Belgian model, actress, and artist known for her androgynous appearance and versatility. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with numerous top photographers like Steven Meisel, Inez and Vinoo ...

(born 1977), Belgian model *

Hannelore Schroth Hannelore Emilie Käte Grete Schroth (; 10 January 1922 – 7 July 1987) was a German film, stage, and television actress whose career spanned over five decades. Career Born in Berlin in 1922, she was the daughter of popular stage and film actor ...

(1922–1987), German actress

Politicians

Hannelore Kohl Johanna Klara Eleonore "Hannelore" Kohl ( Renner; 7 March 1933 – 5 July 2001) was the first wife of German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. She met him for the first time at a school party in Ludwigshafen, Allied-occupied Germany in 1948, when she was ...

(1933–2001), former German first lady *

Hannelore Kraft Hannelore Kraft (née Külzhammer, 12 June 1961) is a German politician. She served as the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2010 until 2017. Kraft was the first woman to serve as head of government of this state and was the thi ...

(born 1961), German politician *

Hannelore Mensch Hannelore Mensch (born Hannelore Bosch; 16 June 1937 in Neu Zachun) is a former East German politician. She served as the German Democratic Republic's Minister for Work and Wages in 1989/90. Life Hannelore Bosch was born in the north of what w ...

(born 1937), East German politician *

Hannelore Roedel Hannelore Roedel (born 3 July 1957) is a German politician from the Christian Social Union of Bavaria. She was a member of the German Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet (assembly), Diet") is the lower house of the Germany, German Fede ...

(born 1957), German politician * Hannelore Rönsch (born 1942), German politician

Others

* Hannelore Baron (1926–1987), German-American abstract artist *

Hannelore Gadatsch Hannelore Gadatsch (Birth name#Maiden and married names, née Rosentreter; 1 May 1941 – 11 March 2024) was a German television journalist and presenter. She was one of the first women to present the ARD (broadcaster), ARD news programme and won s ...

(1941–2024), German television journalist and presenter * Hannelore Jörger-Weichert (born 1942), German chessplayer *

Hannelore Schmatz Hannelore Schmatz (14 February 1940 – 2 October 1979) was a German climber and the fourth woman to summit Mount Everest. She collapsed and died as she was returning from summiting Everest via the southern route; Schmatz was the first woma ...

(1940–1979), German mountaineer * Hannelore "Loki" Schmidt (1919-2010), German environmentalist and former first lady * Hannelore Valencak (1929–2004), Austrian physicist, novelist, poet, and children's author

Fictional characters

* Hannelore Ellicott-Chatham, a character in ''

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'' * Dr. Hannelore von Kamprad, an assassination target in '' Hitman 2: Silent Assassin'' * Hannelore Jäger, a character in ''

Salt to the Sea ''Salt to the Sea'' is a 2016 historical fiction young adult novel by Ruta Sepetys. It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV ''Wilhelm Gustloff''. The story also touches on the disappearanc ...

'' by Ruta Sepetys. * Hannelore Landgraab, a character in the ''

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s console edition * Hannelore, a character in the

light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...

Ascendance of a Bookworm , also known as ''AoaB'' or for short, is a Japanese light novel series written by Miya Kazuki and illustrated by You Shiina. It was serialized online from September 2013 to March 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing websit ...

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