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I think it sounds too much like "oral". Not a good association.

It means "hour" in Italian, which makes it odd for me. Apart from that, I find it a bit incosistent as a full name.

My first thought: "Ora et labora" (pray and work, in Latin). Oral is my second thought. Al in all, it's not a bad name, but I think you could find a lot of nicer options...

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Additional comment: Joss would be very nice on a boy. :)

I'm not a fan of it. It reminds me of "would you like an apple Ora pear?"

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I think Orla would be preferable although it does sort of remind me of Orb, and thus an Orb weaver spider.

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However having said that, Ora or Orla for that matter, aren't names that makes me want to vomit or anything, they're just not my style and Ora sounds like more of a noise than a name.

All I can see and hear is "oral," which would be a goldmine for teasing. Of course that's not fair though, as a lot of my names would be goldmines for teasing as well :P But even besides that, I just find it to have a very unattractive sound. Aurelie or Aurelia would be nicer, though I know you don't usually like longer names like that.

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Joss on a boy, though, is superb.