Annora

uh-NOR-uh

A medieval English name, likely tied to Honor and historically used as a form of Leonora/Alianora in some sources.

Meaning

The excerpts show Annora treated as an English name with older medieval use, and one source links it to the Annora/Alianora family of names. Another 19th-century source lists it with a speculative gloss of "grace (?)" and also connects related forms like Annot to "Helen," so the exact etymology is not fully settled in these books. In short, Annora is best understood as an old English given name with uncertain but traditionally graceful associations.

Origin

EnglishLatinHebrew (via older etymological tradition)feminine

Fun fact

One excerpt notes that Annot was once so common in northern England that a common sea-gull was said to have taken the name.

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Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Girls' Names and Name-Day and Birthday Book, Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature.

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