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Kokora f Japanese
From Japanese 心 (koko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 桜 (ra) meaning "cherry blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Kora f Czech (Rare), Slovak (Rare)
Diminutive of Kornélie and Kornélia, rarely used as a given name in its own right.

Kora f Maori (Modern)
Means "fuel, fire" in Maori.

Kora f Polish (Rare)

Kosora f Japanese
From Japanese 湖 (ko) meaning "lake" or 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 空 (sora) meaning "sky". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Kotora f Japanese
From Japanese 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Kristþóra f Icelandic
Icelandic feminine form of Kristþór.

Ladora f English (American, Rare)
Contracted form of Leadora.

Lanora f American (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Lenora using the popular name prefix La.

Laora f Breton
Breton form of Laura.

Latora f African American (Rare)
Variant of Latoria. Also compare Latara.

Leadora f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Leodora.

Ledora f American (South, Archaic)
Contracted form of Leodora and Leadora.

Lennora f English (Rare)
Variant of Lenora.

Lenóra f Hungarian
Contracted form of Eleonóra.

Leodora f English (American, Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Leodore.

Leonoora f Estonian
Variant of Eleonoora.

Léonora f French, French (African)
French form of Leonora. This name is borne by Léonora Miano (1973-), an award-winning Cameroonian writer.

Leónóra f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Leonora.

Leonóra f Hungarian
Truncated form of Eleonóra.

Leora f Jewish, English, Hebrew
Anglicized variant of Liora.... [more]

Leunora f Kosovar
Kosovar form of Leonora.

Levora f English (Rare)
Variant of Lavera.

Lianora f Sardinian, Galician (Rare)
Sardinian and Galician form of Leonora.

Liliadora f Obscure
Combination of Lilia and Dora.

Lilliora f American

Lindora f American (South, Archaic), Theatre
Feminine form of Lindor. This name was used in the comic operas Le donne vendicate (Revenge of the Women in English; 1763) by Piccinni and La maga Circe (Circe the Witch in English; 1788) by Anfossi.

Linora f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Linor.

Lionora f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Leonora.

Lonora f Basque
Variant of Lonore.

Loora f Estonian
Variant of Loore.

Lóra f Kashubian
Short form of Eléónora.

Lora f Portuguese
Diminutive of Lorena 1.

Lora f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
Short form of Eleonora.

Lyora f Hebrew
Variant of Liora

Madora f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Madona.

Madora f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Medora.

Mahanora f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "great light", "immense light".

Maiora f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque form of Mayor.

Malbora f Albanian

Mandora f Romani (Archaic)

Marióra f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Mariora.

Mariora f Serbian, Croatian (Rare)
Serbian and Croatian elaborated form of Maria.

Marora f Spanish
Diminutive of Maria Aurora.

Marydora f English
A combination of Mary and Dora.

Masroora f Malayalam (Rare)

Mazora f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Missouri.

Mbora m & f Malagasy
Means "yet, still, again" in Malagasy.

Mediadora f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the title of the Virgin Mary, referring to her intercessory role as a mediator in the salvific redemption by her son Jesus Christ (compare English Mediatrix, French Médiatrice and Spanish/Portuguese Mediatriz alongside Portuguese Medianeira).

Melchiora f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Melchiorre.

Melchora f Spanish, Filipino, Galician
Feminine form of Melchor.

Melióra f Hungarian (Rare)
Cognate of Meliora.

Mellyora f Literature, Cornish (?)
Variant of Meliora used in Victoria Holt's novel The Legend of the Seventh Virgin (1964), a historical romance set in Cornwall.

Melora f English (Rare), Arthurian Cycle
Probably a variant of Meliora. This name was (first?) used in the Arthurian romance The Adventures of Melora and Orlando (1696).

Menodóra f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Menodora.

Menora f English

Metora f English
"Meteor"

Midora f Romani (Archaic)

Minadora f Georgian (Rare), Greek (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Georgian form of Menodora as well as a Greek and Romanian variant of Minodora.... [more]

Miora f Malagasy
Means "myrrh" in Malagasy.

Miradora f Obscure (Rare)
Combination of Mira and Dora.

Miraphora f Greek (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Myrophora. It is borne by graphic designer Miraphora Mina, who worked on all of the 'Harry Potter' films.

Misora f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky". Other kanji combinations can spell this name.

Mjora f Laz
Means “the Sun” in Laz.

Mohbahora f Uzbek
Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and bahor meaning "spring".

Mohipora f Uzbek
Derived from moh meaning "moon, month" and pora meaning "piece, fragment".

Moyora f Japanese
From Japanese 催(moyoo) meaning "organized, event" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric or clothing, silk gauze, thin silk". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Musidora f Literature
Apparently a feminine form of Musidorus, which was perhaps coined by the poet Sir Philip Sidney in the late 16th century for use in his poem 'Arcadia'. Allegedly it is intended to mean "gift of the Muses" from Greek Μοῦσα (Mousa) "Muse", literally "muse, music, song" (compare Musaeus), and the popular name suffix δωρα (dora) "giving" or "gift"... [more]

Myrofora f Greek
Modern form of Myrophora.

Myrophora f Late Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek Μυροφόροι (Myrophóroi) meaning "Myrrhbearers", which in Eastern Orthodox Christianity is a term that refers to the women with myrrh who came to the tomb of Christ early in the morning, only to find it empty... [more]

Myślibora f Polish
Feminine form of Myślibor.

Nabora f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Feminine form of Nabor.

Namora m & f Mandailing
The name literally means "Noble" and can be given to boys and girls who come from one of the Mandailing clans.

Natsusora m & f Japanese

Nauora f & m Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "new life".

Nazzora f Uzbek
Means "look, glance" in Uzbek.

Nellora f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps an altered form of Lenora.

Nestora f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Feminine form of Néstor.

Nhora f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)

Nhora f Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Nura.

Nicanora f Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare), Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Nicanor and Nicanore.

Nikagora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Nikagoras.

Nikanora f Polish (Rare)
Polish feminine form of Nikanor.

Nikegora f Ancient Greek
Variant form of Nikagore.

Nimfodora f Russian (Archaic), Romanian (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Russian and Romanian form of Nymphodora. This name was borne by Russian actress and opera singer Nimfodora Semenova (1788-1876).

Nimpodora f Georgian (Archaic)
Georgian form of Nymphodora.

Ninfodora f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Nymphodora.

Niora f English

Noora f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Nora 1

Nora f Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric" or 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Nora f Albanian

Nora f Greek
Diminutive of Panorea.

Nora f Spanish (Philippines)
Short form of Nicanora.

Norá f Sami
Sami form of Nora 1.

Ntora f Greek
Variant transcription of Ντόρα (see Dora).

Nymphadora f Literature
Variant of Nymphodora used by J. K. Rowling in her 'Harry Potter' series of books, where it belongs to a minor character, a Metamorphmagus who despises her name.

Olimpiodora f Russian
Russian form of Olympiodora.

Olympiodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Olympiodoros.

Onora f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Onóra.

Oozora m & f Japanese (Modern)
From 大空 (oozora) meaning "(literally) big sky, heavens, firmament, the blue," derived from a combination of 大 (oo) meaning "big, large" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky, heaven."... [more]

Opora f Ancient Greek
Means "autumn, end of summer; fruit", or figuratively "summer-bloom, the bloom of youth" in Ancient Greek. This was the name of a minor goddess connected to fruit, the harvest, the wine harvest, and the season of autumn.

Ora f Maori
Means "life, health" in Māori.

Orora f Japanese
From Japanese 緒 (o) meaning "beginning", 露 (ro) meaning "naked, bare" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]

Oyjo'ra f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and jo'ra meaning "peers at a social gathering".

Oyqora f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and qora meaning "black".

Ozora m & f Japanese (Modern)
Variant transcription of Oozora.

Pandóra f Greek Mythology (Magyarized)
Hungarian form of Pandora.

Phanagora f Ancient Greek (Archaic)
Athenian businesswoman who owned and operated a tavern in Athens during the fifth or fourth century BCE. Her business partner was Demetrios.

Phedora f English
Meaning unknown, perhaps a combination of Phaedra and Dora.

Polidora f Italian
Feminine form of Polidoro.

Polydora f Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of Polydoros. This name is borne by several characters in Greek mythology.

Pora f Venetic Mythology
Epithet of the the goddess Reitia.

Pora f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Short form of Cipora.

Pora f Khakas
Means "ash grey, grey" in Khakas.

Pythodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Pythodoros.

Qhora f Quechua
Variant of Qura.

Qittoora f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of K'ítôra.

Qora f Quechua
Variant of Qura.

Quora f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Quorra.

Raedora f Medieval Catalan

Ramora f English (Rare)

Rhodora f Filipino
From the name of the flower.

Rinora f Albanian
Feminine form of Rinor.

Rodora f Filipino
Variant of Rhodora.

Rora f English, Swedish
Short form of Aurora. In Sweden its earliest documented usage is 1889.

Rora f Japanese
From Japanese 露 (ro) meaning "dew" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "lightweight fabric". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Roshanora f Persian (Rare)
Variant of Roshanara.

Ruhsora f Uzbek (Rare), Tajik (Rare)
Means "pink-cheeked" from Persian رخ (rux) meaning "cheek, face" combined with صورتی (surati) meaning "pink". It could also be derived from Persian روح (ruh) meaning "spirit, soul, essence" combined with سارا (sara) meaning "clean, pure".

Ruxsora f Uzbek
Variant form of Ruxsor.

Sadora f Ethiopian, English (American)
Sador is the Coptic Christian (Ge'ez) word for the piercing on Jesus' ribs by the lancet. Adding an "a" at the end feminizes it.... [more]

Salmoora f Xhosa

Salvatora f Italian
Feminine form of Salvatore.

Sálvora f Galician (Modern, Rare)
After the island of Sálvora, in Galicia. It possibly comes from a Celtic word meaning "salt" or "turbulent waters".

Samora f English
Possibly a variant of Samara. It was given to 16 girls born in the United States in 2011.

Samora m & f Central African, Eastern African

Sandora f Basque (Rare)
Feminine form of Sanduru, derived from Basque saindu/santu "saint".... [more]

Sanora f American (Rare)
A known bearer of this name is Sanora Babb, an American writer.

Santora f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Santoro.

Saphora f English (Rare)
Variant of Sephora.

Satora f Polish
Feminine form of Sator.

Sayyora f Uzbek
Means "planet" or "wanderer" in Uzbek.

Ścibora f Polish
Variant of Czcibora.

Séfora f Spanish
Spanish form of Zipporah.

Sèfora f Catalan
Catalan form of Zipporah.

Sefora f Italian (Rare), Maltese (Rare), Polish
Italian and Polish form of Zipporah.

Senjora f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish señora, meaning "lady".

Senora f English (American, Rare)
From Spanish señora meaning "lady, Mrs".

Sensora m & f Japanese
alternative reading of Senku.

Senyora f Popular Culture
Filipinized form of the Spanish word señora meaning "lady." Senyora Santibañez is a snobbish and stereotypically arrogant plantation owner depicting the main antagonist in the Mexican telenovela Marimar and actor Chantal Andere.

Seora f Korean
Variation of Korean Sora and So-Ra.

Sepfora f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Zipporah.

Sephora f Biblical Greek, English
Greek form of Zipporah.

Sertora f Ancient Roman
Feminine version of the Roman praenomen Sertor.

Sharora f Uzbek
Means "flames, sparks" in Uzbek.

Shokora f Popular Culture
A Japanese approximation of the French word "chocolat" meaning "chocolate". ... [more]

Siabora f Polish
Variant of Szabora.

Sibora f Albanian
Derived from Albanian si "as, like" and borë "snow".

Sidora f Asturian
Truncated form of Isidora.

Sidora f Albanian (Rare)

Sigdóra f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic variant of Sigþóra.

Signora f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Italian
Derived from Spanish señora or Italian signora, both meaning "lady".

Sigþóra f Icelandic
Feminine form of Sigþór.

Sindhoora f Indian

Sinfora f Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Italian and Spanish form of Symphora. There have probably also been cases where this name is a short form or contraction of Sinforiana, Sinforina and Sinforosa.

Sinjora f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Senjora and Signora.

Sipora f Croatian (Rare), Georgian (Rare)
Croatian and Georgian form of Zipporah.

Sippora f Swedish, Norwegian, Azerbaijani, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Scandinavian variant and Azerbaijani form of Zipporah.

Sofora f Serbian
Serbian for the pagoda tree (latin Styphnolobium japonicum or Sophora japonica)

Solbora f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Sol and Bora 3 means "purple pine tree" in Korean.

Solora f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Soloro.

Sonora f English (American, Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be inspired by the name of the north-western Mexican state Sonora or possibly be derived from Latin sonorus "resounding; sonorous".

Sora f Korean (Anglicized)
Indigenous Korean name, a single two-syllable word meaning "conch shell". It is one of a number of such native names (called 고유어 이름) that have become more popular in South Korea in recent decades... [more]

Sora m & f Finnish (Modern, Rare)
Means "gravel" in Finnish.

Sora f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian soră "sister". This name was borne by the sister of Ștefan cel Mare (Stephen the Great in English).

Sora f Yiddish, Judeo-Spanish
Yiddish form of Sarah and Judeo-Spanish variant of Sara.

Splendora f Medieval English, Italian
Medieval English name (found in a Curia Regis Roll item dated 1213), derived from Latin splendor meaning "brilliance, brightness, lustre, distinction". (It was listed in 'A Dictionary of English Surnames' by Dr Reaney, who noted: 'In the Middle Ages there was a fashion for fanciful feminine names, few of which have survived, or given rise to surnames.') This is also the name a small town in the U.S. state of Texas.

Steindóra f Icelandic
Icelandic variant of Steinþóra.

Steinþóra f Icelandic
Feminine form of Steinþór.

Steintóra f Faroese
Faroese feminine form of Steintór.

Stellanora f Obscure
Combination of Stella 1 and Nora 1.

Suora f Judeo-Catalan
Possibly derived from Catalan sor, meaning "sister".

Świebora f Polish
Variant of Wszebora.

Symphora f Ancient Greek, Ancient Roman, French (African)
Feminine form of Symphoros and its latinized form Symphorus. Also compare the Greek noun συμφορά (symphora) meaning "a bringing together, collecting, contribution" as well as "misfortune, tragedy".... [more]

Szabora f Polish
Variant of Wszebora.

Talora f American (Rare)

Tamora f Theatre
This name was used by Shakespeare for the evil queen of the Goths in his tragedy Titus Andronicus (1593). Shakespeare's source for the play is unknown, but he may have based the name on Tomyris... [more]

Tangiora f & m Maori
From tangi meaning "mourning" and ora meaning "life" in Maori.

Tecora f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Teilora f Latvian
Latvian adaption of Taylor (feminine form).

Telesfora f Polish (Modern)
Polish feminine form of Télesphore.

Teonora f Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Theonora.

Teora f Polynesian
Polynesian name, meaning "life".

Tevaiora f Tahitian
Name of Tahitian origin, meaning "water of life".

Theadora f English (Rare)
Variant of Theodora.

Thedora f English (Rare)
Variant of Theodora.

Theodhora f Albanian
Albanian form of Theodora.

Theodóra f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Theodora.

Theonora f English (American, Archaic), Norwegian (Archaic)

Theora f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Often a contracted form of Theodora, but there are also instances where it is actually a name on its own, then derived from Greek theorein "to watch, to look at."

Thodora f Greek (Rare)
Contracted form of Theodora.

Thóra f Faroese
Variant of Tóra.

Tiadora f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Teodora.

Timbora f Medieval Sardinian (?), Medieval Catalan (?)

Típôra f Greenlandic (Archaic)
Old (Kleinschmidt orthography) spelling of Tippoora.

Tippoora f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Deborah.

Todora f Serbian
Variant of Teodora, which is the feminine form of Teodor, a Serbian version of Theodore.

Tóra f Old Norse, Faroese
Old Norse variant and Faroese form of Þóra.

Tora m & f Japanese
Means "tiger" in Japanese.... [more]

Tora f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Torah, the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible.

Totora f Galician
Diminutive of Vitoria.

Tsipora f Jewish (Rare)
Variant transcription of Tzipora.

Tudora f Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Tudor 2.

Tzippora f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Tzipporah.

Ufora f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek ufor meaning "musk". It is also the name of a kind of dance melody.

Vainora f Lithuanian (Rare)
Variant form of Vainorė.

Vaiora f Polynesian
Polynesian origin name, meaning "water of life".

Vaivora f Baltic Mythology
The Lithuanian goddess of the planet Mercury, one of the daughters of the sun goddess Saulė.... [more]

Valnora f English (American)

Vanora f Scottish (Archaic), English (British, Archaic)
Variant of Wannour or Wannore, an old Scottish form of Guenore (see Guinevere)... [more]

Velora f American (Rare)

Venora f Kosovar (Rare)

Veora f English (American)
Variant of Viora.

Viktora f Croatian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Viktor.

Vilora f Soviet, Russian (Rare)
Russian given name of Soviet origin, which was derived from a combination of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and October Revolution.

Viora f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)

Vlora f Albanian
From Vlora, the name of a city in Albania.

Wiktora f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Victoria.

Wildora f Various (Rare)
Feminine form of Wildor.

Winora f English

Wszebora f Polish
Feminine form of Wszebor.

Xenodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Xenodoros.

Xiamora f American (Modern, Rare), American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Probably a blend of Xiomara with Zamora or Amora.

Xiomora f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xiomara.

Yavora f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Yavor.

Yllnora f Albanian (Rare)
Variant of Yllnore.

Yodgora f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek yodgor meaning "remembrance, monument".

Yoo-ra f Korean
Variant transcription of Yu-ra.

Yosora m & f Japanese
Variant transcription of Yozora.

Yozora f Japanese
From Japanese 夜空 (yozora) meaning "night sky" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.

Ysadora f Portuguese (Rare)
Variant of Isadora.

Ysidora f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Isidora.

Zamora f American (Modern)
Meaning unknown, possibly from the Spanish surname Zamora (itself from the name of a Spanish city), perhaps used because of its similarity to Amora... [more]

Zefora f English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)

Zelnora f English (Rare)

Zenodora f Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Zenodoros.

Zenora f English (Rare), Literature
The name of a woman in 'A genuine account of the life and transactions of H. ap D. Price ... Written by himself' (1752).

Zéphora f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic)
Variant of Séphora.

Zephora f English
Variant of Sephora.

Zinora f English (Rare), Trinidadian Creole (Rare)

Ziphora f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Zipporah.

Zípora f Portuguese (Rare)
Portuguese form of Zipporah.

Zipóra f Biblical Spanish
Spanish form of Zipporah. Also compare Séfora.

Zipora f Jewish, Judeo-Anglo-Norman, Judeo-French
Variant of Zipporah.

Zippora f Dutch, German, Italian, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Dutch, German, Judeo-Anglo-Norman and Italian form of Zipporah.

Zóra f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Zora.

Žubora f Serbian
From Serbian жубор (žubor) meaning "rushing sound of water", "burble".

Zudora f American (Rare)

Zulora f Literature
A character in "Erewhon" by Samuel Butler.