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Baby Girl name: Elora

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What do you guys think of the first name Elora, pronounced like "uh laura" or "E laura"? I even thought about perhaps nicknaming her Ellie for short.  My other daughter (who is 6) is Evey, pronounced like the two letters E V.  
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Re: Baby Girl name: Elora

  • PepVeroniPepVeroni member

    I like this name a lot!  My sister just used it as a middle name for her baby girl to honor our great aunt named Eleanor - I guess it's a derivative of Eleanor.

    I wouldn't use Ellie as a nickname, personally, because I feel like there are so many little Ellies and Ellas around.  Elora is unique and pretty on its own. 

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  • knuebnerknuebner
    Thanks for the feedback! :)
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  • kayjay10kayjay10 member
    I think most people would pronounce it EE-LORA as it looks instead of EE-LARA.  It's a pretty name if you don't mind having to correct the pronounciation.  I prefer Eleanor.  And I like the nn Ellie even though it's super popular.
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  • WashingtonQueenWashingtonQueen member
    I have a friend named Alaura. I like it.
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  • knuebnerknuebner

    You're right, Lora, not Laura.  I was focused more on the long vs. short e at the beginning and slipped on the Lora part. :) We have to correct people often with Evey (they say a short E instead of long E in the beginning), so it would be nothing new for us!

     

    We could do Eleanor, with nickname Elora.  Evey is actually a NN for Evelynn, but I only ever call her Evelynn when she's in trouble!

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  • kayjay10kayjay10 member
    imageknuebner:

    You're right, Lora, not Laura.  I was focused more on the long vs. short e at the beginning and slipped on the Lora part. :) We have to correct people often with Evey (they say a short E instead of long E in the beginning), so it would be nothing new for us!

     

    We could do Eleanor, with nickname Elora.  Evey is actually a NN for Evelynn, but I only ever call her Evelynn when she's in trouble!

    Oh okay in that case, I love Elora.  As I said above, I really like Eleanor, but Elora has a similar feeling, but with a more modern twist.  I also love Evelyn :)

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  • lukafoo74lukafoo74 member
    I like it! I was one of the names I was considering. Pretty!
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  • blu-eyedwifeblu-eyedwife member
    I have a 5 year old cousin named Elora.  I'm not going to lie, she's a sweetie, but I don't love the name.  Which is funny, because if we had a girl, her Hebrew name would have been Eliora, which for some reason I do like.
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  • kpaivelkpaivel member
    My best friend is named Elora, and I've always thought it was such a beautiful name! She pronounces it EL-ORA.

    Love this name so much!

    ETA I wouldn't use a NN, as I think it takes away from how beautiful the name is! Just MHO.
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  • knuebnerknuebner
    Thanks everyone! :
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    I've never heard it before, but I kind of like it.
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  • kaylynnekaylynne member
    I like it, but it also remind me of the movie "Willow".... wasn't the baby Elora Dannan (or something)?
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  • knuebnerknuebner
    Yup, that is exactly the baby's name in Willow! :)
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  • ZoeMay06ZoeMay06 member
    I thought of Willow too but I've liked that name ever since I first heard it there. Very pretty and it goes well with your DD's name. Funny coincidence, but my DH's grandma was Evelyn and one of her sisters is Eleanor.
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