Ora
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
First appeared in the 19th century when similar sounding names like Cora, Dora and Nora were in fashion. Possibly shortened from Aurelia, sometimes spelled Ora Lee, or Aura Lea in the American civil war song.
Proper nounEdit
Ora
- A female given name from Latin. Mainly used in the U.S.A. in the latter half of the 19th century.
- 1859, William Harrison Ainsworth, The Life and Adventures of Mervyn Clitheroe, J. Routledge 1858, page 179:
- Both ladies received me very graciously; but I was wholly unprepared for so much beauty as I discovered in Ora Doveton […]
- 1859, William Harrison Ainsworth, The Life and Adventures of Mervyn Clitheroe, J. Routledge 1858, page 179:
- Italian spelling of Auer, in South Tyrol, northern Italy.
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AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
From toponym Orania (“a town in South Africa”), from Oranje (“a river in South Africa”). Influenced by Latin aurum (“gold”).
PronunciationEdit
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Ora
AlbanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Compare orë (“mountain nymph”).
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Ora
ItalianEdit
Proper nounEdit
Ora f