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Ora

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given name Aurelia, from Latin, variant of Aura. Mainly used in the U.S.A. in the latter half of the 19th century. countable, uncountable

    "Both ladies received me very graciously; but I was wholly unprepared for so much beauty as I discovered in Ora Doveton […]"

  2. 2
    A surname countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    Alternative spelling of Auer (“German spelling”): A commune of South Tyrol, northern Italy (from the Italian spelling) alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    plural of os (“anatomical opening”) form-of, plural
  2. 2
    A unit of money among the Anglo-Saxons. historical

Etymology

Etymology 1

Unadapted borrowing from Latin.

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Old English ora. Doublet of ore.

Etymology 3

* (given name): 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. * (Italian commune): Borrowed from Italian Ora

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