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I've posted this before, but there a few new people on the board. Anyone have any ideas where it came from, it's usage?
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Though it of course may have been recreated independently by modern parents, the name Melora is over 300 years old. It seems to go back to an Arthurian romance called The Adventures of Melora and Orlando written in the Irish Gaelic language, the oldest copy of which is from 1696. The anonymous author of that work may have created Melora by "Italianizing" Meliora or Melyor, a name popular in Cornwall that goes back to the Latin word for "better."
http://www.celticgrounds.com/chapters/encyclopedia/m.html
http://www.celticgrounds.com/chapters/encyclopedia/m.html
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I have yet to find a completely legit meaning, but I have come across a few possible meanings:
“Better” from Latin Melior (Meliora)
“Golden Apple” from Greek Melon “Apple” and Ora “Gold”
In modern combinations Melora could mean:
“Dark Laurel” from Greek Melaina “Black, Dark” and Latin Laurus “Laurel”
“Honey Laurel” from Greek Meli “Honey” and Latin Laurus “Laurel”
“Song Laurel” from Greek Melos “Song” and Latin Laurus “Laurel”
The actress Melora Walters lists her name as meaning “Fellowship” in Yoruban.
And in the Puter language Melora is supposedly a word meaning “Bad Weather, Storm”.
The name Melor is also listed in the database, but without a meaning.
I can’t say for certain if any of these are correct, but hopefully it will give you a general idea : )
Hope that helps Siri!
“Better” from Latin Melior (Meliora)
“Golden Apple” from Greek Melon “Apple” and Ora “Gold”
In modern combinations Melora could mean:
“Dark Laurel” from Greek Melaina “Black, Dark” and Latin Laurus “Laurel”
“Honey Laurel” from Greek Meli “Honey” and Latin Laurus “Laurel”
“Song Laurel” from Greek Melos “Song” and Latin Laurus “Laurel”
The actress Melora Walters lists her name as meaning “Fellowship” in Yoruban.
And in the Puter language Melora is supposedly a word meaning “Bad Weather, Storm”.
The name Melor is also listed in the database, but without a meaning.
I can’t say for certain if any of these are correct, but hopefully it will give you a general idea : )
Hope that helps Siri!
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I love the sound of this name and I've done some digging to find meaning/usage. Some of the more inaccurate sources say it's from the Greek meaning, "golden apple." I have a feeling this is a modern name that came about with the popularity of Laura and Melanie in the 70's.
There is no researchable history with this name but one more famous bearer of the name is actress Melora Waters.
There is no researchable history with this name but one more famous bearer of the name is actress Melora Waters.
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I don't know what responses were posted before but I've seen the meaning "golden apple" for Melora.
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One of my name books describes it as: Possbly "Honey" and "Gold" (greek)
how they might have come to that in my opinion: meli means honey and the gold part is not Greek (gold = chrusos in Greek), but they might see it as Latin because gold starts with aur- in Latin (compare Spanish oro). The combination of two languages makes this a dodgy theory to me...
My best guess would be a variant of Meliora
how they might have come to that in my opinion: meli means honey and the gold part is not Greek (gold = chrusos in Greek), but they might see it as Latin because gold starts with aur- in Latin (compare Spanish oro). The combination of two languages makes this a dodgy theory to me...
My best guess would be a variant of Meliora
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