Leora
English edit
Etymology edit
Possibly a variant of the modern Israeli name transliterated as Liora, from Hebrew "my light", or an American contraction of Leonora.
Proper noun edit
Leora
- A female given name from Hebrew
- 1925, Sinclair Lewis, Arrowsmith, chapter 6, section 3:
- "No, they're— What do they call you?"
"Me? Oh, it's an idiotic name—Leora Tozer."
