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Meaning of name Eudora

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Meaning

The name Eudora has the following meaning:

Greek, meaning "generous gift". Used to honour God's gift of a baby to the parents-to-be. It is a rare name which originated from Greek mythology, where Eudora is a minor goddess. While the name was somewhat popular at the turn of the 20th century, it dropped drastically quickly and has become almost obsolete.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Eudora is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Eudora in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Eudora is pronounced as ew-dor-rah

Origins

Eudora originates from the Greek language.
See other suggested Greek girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Eudora and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Eudora: Boys - Cole, Dard, Jerome, Julian, Narcisse, Nicholas, Nico, Stephen, Girls - Andria, Damalis, Damans, Damia, Damiana, Effa, Eugenia, Iphigeneia, Kristine, Marlys, Narcissa, Both genders - Agnes, Beryl

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Eudora: Eudorah, Eudore, Eudorea, Eudoreah, Eudoria, Eudroiah

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Eudora are: Dora

Style

We think the name Eudora should fall under the following style category: Ladylike.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Eudora to be: A kind-hearted lady who is generous

In one word, you might describe Eudora as a(n) "generous" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Eudora (or its variants) are:

Eudora Welty, born on 13 April, a famous writer. Eudora Welty's background: American author. Born in 1909, she was the person the internet e-mail program Eudora was named after. The creator of the program, Steve Dorner, was reading one of her short stories 'Why I live at the PO' when he was creating the program.
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