Hello, everybody! I’m back after what seems like a long time It’s good to be back to all my nameberry friends.
As you may or may not know, in the most recent nameberry blog article it mentioned the name [name]Eliora[/name]. I’d never really given this name much thought before, but after reading the article I did, and now I absolutely love it.
I love biblical and classical names (other favorite names right now are [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Tabitha[/name], [name]Samara[/name] and [name]Gloria[/name]). The meaning of [name]Eliora[/name] is “the [name]Lord[/name] is my light.” I find that to be a wonderful meaning because my [name]Christian[/name] faith will be something I hope to instill in future children. I also find the sound to be quite lyrical and pleasing.
So, this brings me to my questions:
What do you think of this name? Is it too out there or just the right amount of not too common yet not too weird? [name]Will[/name] it have pronunciation problems? Are there any nicknames that would potentially be problems? Any other thoughts? Middle name suggestions?
I’m excited to hear your input! I really want to know what you guys think, whether it be good or bad.
It’s fairily intuitive to pronounce. It’s like an even easier [name]Eleonora[/name]. Two nameberry members have posted birth announcements used [name]Eliora[/name] in the last four months I’ve been a member, so it’s gotten some traction outside the ivory tower.
I considered this name with my daughter when I was looking for something to nn to [name]Ellie[/name]. I really like it, only thing is I got some feedback that it’s some video game like midieval times character.
I can totally see [name]Eliora[/name] becoming well used if a celebrity bears it or names a kid that. It’s one of those unknown jewels that fits right in with [name]Isabella[/name] and [name]Sophia[/name]. It’s a unique name that gives the nicknames [name]Ellie[/name] and [name]Ella[/name], along with the tomboy [name]Lior[/name] and the vintage [name]Ora[/name].
It’s fairly easy to pronounce, but even many adults screw up names that are in the top 100. Like [name]Kylie[/name] becomes Kill-ie, [name]Nevaeh[/name] is butchered like any made up name, and [name]Aaliyah[/name] comes out as Aa-lie-uh, some idiot (or a non-native English speaker) will pronounce [name]Eliora[/name] something like Eh-lie-or-uh or Ee-lee-or-uh.
None of the nicknames I can think of cause much problems. [name]Ellie[/name] and [name]Ella[/name] are quite common for any girl named [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Isabella[/name], [name]Gabriella[/name] and [name]Stella[/name], among countless others. You could possibly get the nickname [name]Lio[/name] (prn [name]Leo[/name]), and that might cause gender confusion, but other than that and popularity you should be good.
[name]Eliora[/name] is a name I like, though I think [name]Liora[/name] has a better ring and is less trendy. Nonetheless, great name.
I might be one of those idiots but i thought it was pronounced the second way you wrote “Ee-lee-or-uh.” So i’m guessing it’s not.
Maybe it’s illy-ora?
pretty name however you say it [name]IMO[/name].
From that article i swooned over [name]Tanwen[/name]! [name]Love[/name] the light theme, i thought it was a great subject choice.
I love [name]Eliora[/name]! [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Eliora[/name] is a huge consideration for number 10 on my list (along with [name]Eva[/name] and [name]Tess[/name]). Like you, I love the meaning and feel it is especially meaningful because of my [name]Christian[/name] faith. I think the pronunciation is fairly intuitive, and I definitely don’t think it’s too out there. For me, it works better as a MN because it stylistically fits better on my list as a MN instead of a FN (that, and I can avoid the dreaded nn [name]Ellie[/name]! It has always sounded so whiney to me), but I do honestly adore it. I think [name]Lydia[/name] and [name]Eliora[/name] would be darling for sisters.
As for combos, [name]Eliora[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] is my go-to combo, but I think something like these would be lovely, too:
I think it’s actually a nice name, even though it reminds me of [name]Eloise[/name] and [name]Eleanor[/name], which I both dislike. And I absolutely like the meaning! I also like how it sounds uncommon but not made-up. I don’t think there will be pronunciation problems.
My background is Jewish so yeah, the meaning resonates with me and the pronunciation isn’t hard for me. But I am a little burned out on [name]Ella[/name]/[name]Ellie[/name] and have never liked [name]Eleanor[/name] - sorry Nameberry, I know [name]Eleanor[/name]'s well-loved - so it’s [name]Liora[/name]/[name]Leora[/name] (“my light”) which I prefer, but I’m further biased by [name]Liora[/name]/[name]Leora[/name] feeling very vintage and homey to me.
Another name you might like is [name]Raziela[/name] - “the L-rd is my secret” but if anything I suspect it has more pronunciation issues, despite a resemblance to the more familiar [name]Raphaela[/name].
It’s beautiful but quite florid so a nickname is inevitable, and it so happens the most intuitive for this name - [name]Eli[/name] or [name]Elle[/name] - I just dislike. For this reason I, too, prefer [name]Liora[/name].
I really liked it when I first saw it, but the more I say it out loud the less I like it. For me there’s just too many vowels, it’s just a bit too soft for me. A little too pretty in a way. But that’s probably just a problem for me.
I love the meaning, and considered [name]Eliora[/name] on my list for my third daughter, too. As long as you like the nn [name]Ellie[/name], I think there’s no problem.
It’s good to be back to all my nameberry friends.
but i thought it was pronounced the second way you wrote “Ee-lee-or-uh.” So i’m guessing it’s not.
Like you, I love the meaning and feel it is especially meaningful because of my [name]Christian[/name] faith. I think the pronunciation is fairly intuitive, and I definitely don’t think it’s too out there. For me, it works better as a MN because it stylistically fits better on my list as a MN instead of a FN (that, and I can avoid the dreaded nn [name]Ellie[/name]! It has always sounded so whiney to me), but I do honestly adore it. I think [name]Lydia[/name] and [name]Eliora[/name] would be darling for sisters.