Does anyone know an Izora?

Girl Names
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It’s one of those names that was around more 100 years ago and dropped out of use. I did not make it up. It was in the Top 1000 many years between 1880 and 1912.

But nobody seems to know much of anything about it.

I don’t know whether it is a long i (eye-zora) or a short iz sound as in [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] or [name_f]Isidora[/name_f], ih-zora.

Anyone have one in their family tree? Some were still being born well into the 20th C.

I’m also interested to find out if it was a variant of [name_f]Isidora[/name_f] (as the Spanish name Isidra is) or related to [name_f]Zora[/name_f], or to [name_f]Azura[/name_f], or [name_f]Isaura[/name_f], or if I’m just overthinking it and it was just of a time when [name_f]Flora[/name_f]/[name_f]Dora[/name_f]/[name_f]Cora[/name_f] were all stylish.

I’m rather fond of [name_f]Isidora[/name_f]/[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]/[name_f]Leora[/name_f]

Anyone up for talking about [name_f]Izora[/name_f]?

Does anyone else see any charm?

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I definitely would go with the short “iz” sound as found in [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] and [name_f]Isidora[/name_f], as “eye-zora” sounds too similar to “eye soar”.

I’ve never heard of this name! I can see how it would be a variation of [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] / [name_f]Isidora[/name_f] or longer form of [name_f]Zora[/name_f], though I think I still prefer those over [name_f]Izora[/name_f]. Then again, I think since it’s new to me I’d have to let it settle in a little. It has a “namey” sound to it, as you pointed out with [name_f]Flora[/name_f]/[name_f]Dora[/name_f]/[name_f]Cora[/name_f], so I can see the accessibility and even the charm of it.

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I have nothing particularly helpful to contribute, but I really like [name_f]Izora[/name_f]! To me it seems most like an alternative spelling of [name_f]Isaura[/name_f].

I love just about all the Is-/Iz- names out there, so it’s great to encounter a new one! Thanks for sharing.

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Thanks!

Hearing this, I can see where it got Americanized to Izora, maybe?

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I love [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], [name_f]Azura[/name_f] and [name_f]Isaura[/name_f] (I would pronounce [name_f]Izora[/name_f] the sane as [name_f]Isaura[/name_f] and much prefer the [name_f]Isaura[/name_f] spelling!)

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I love [name_f]Isidora[/name_f], I just don’t love [name_f]Dora[/name_f] as a nickname. I do like Isidra.

[name_f]Izora[/name_f] has a certain simplicity that’s attractive.

I like [name_f]Azura[/name_f]/[name_f]Azure[/name_f] but I really want an I name for family honouring reasons.

I’m not sure how hard/easy the [name_f]Isaura[/name_f] spelling is compared to [name_f]Izora[/name_f]?

Admittedly I just like z’s as long as they can be justified, and both my husband and I like [name_u]Izzy[/name_u] as a nickname.

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Never heard of it. I don’t find it pretty… but I do find it interesting. Not my cup of tea, I guess, but I can see why someone would like it.

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I’ll take not pretty but interesting! A lot of names I like are like that actually. :slight_smile: