How to say it
e · LOR · a
/ɛˈlɔːr.ə/
Feminine
Elora
A luminous blend
What it means
A modern name, likely a blend of Eleanor or Elena with Aurora or Flora, carrying a soft sense of light and bloom.
Elora reads like a blend, joining the El- of Eleanor and Elena to the -ora of Aurora and Flora, so it carries a gentle sense of light and bloom without one fixed root. It got a boost from the baby Elora Danan in the 1988 film Willow. Some also link it to a town in Ontario and to the Ellora caves of India. Pretty and gauzy, said eh-LOR-uh.
Popularity over time
peaked at #354 in 2025, currently #354 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–present. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Pop culture
Elora Danan, the prophesied baby in the 1988 film Willow.
- Pronunciation
eh-LOR-uh.
Spelling variants
- Ellora
- Elowra
- Eloria
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