Omg I love both spellings of Liora/Leora [name_f][/name_f]- how beautiful! I do like your point about the ‘Leo’ part giving it a lion flair but then lion is spelled ‘Lio-‘ so it’s kind of there for both. Sorry this isn’t much help deciding but it’s really a matter of what means more to you, the ‘accuracy’ of the spelling or the look of the name on paper.
[name_f][/name_f]I am a bit over [name_f]Ava[/name_f], due to popularity (I’m in the U.K. and feel like it’s so overdone). Having said that, [name_f]Ava[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f] and [name_f]Ava[/name_f] Birdie?? Exquisite 
[name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Perfect[/name_m] vintage-meets-modern-word-name charm.