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Ora
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Appendix:Variations of "ora"
English
Etymology
given name First appeared in the 19th century when similar sounding names like en Cora, en Dora and en Nora were in fashion. Possibly shortened from en Aurelia, sometimes spelled en Ora Lee, or, en Aura Lea, in the American civil war song.
Italian commune Borrowed from en it Ora
Proper noun
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en female Latin Aura Aurelia. Mainly used in the U.S.A. in the latter half of the 19th century.
en 1859 w:William Harrison Ainsworth The Life and Adventures of Mervyn Clitheroe J. Routledge 1858 179 Both ladies received me very graciously; but I was wholly unprepared for so much beauty as I discovered in Ora Doveton
en
en Auer German spelling: en commune r/South Tyrol northern c/Italy from the Italian spelling
Anagrams
en aor AOR AoR aro Roa OAR ARO ROA Rao oar
Afrikaans
+ (currency)
Etymology
From toponym af Orania a town in South Africa, from af Oranje a river in South Africa. Influenced by la aurum gold.
Pronunciation
af /ˈʊə.ra/
Proper noun
The local currency of Orania, an Afrikaner enclave in South Africa.
Albanian
Etymology
Compare sq orë mountain nymph.
Proper noun
sq proper noun
A female protective spirit.
sq Mythology
Finnish
Etymology
From fi ora, perhaps originally an occupational nickname/byname.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi Finnish
Declension
Or a
Statistics
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References
Italian
Proper noun
f
en Hora
it Auer commune p/Bolzano r/South Tyrol c/Italy
Descendants
en Ora
Anagrams
it aor -aro aro arò