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[morphinae.livejournal.com]

Elora and Alora?

One of my dear friends is having a baby girl and plans on using this name, spelled Elora. I absolutely ADORE the name in either form, but my husband can not be convinced, unfortunately. Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else pronounces the two differently?

Elora for me is 'Ell-ora', whereas I say Alora like 'Ah-lora'.

Is it just me? Which do you prefer? Also, what comes to mind when you hear Nora?

I am so not getting any work done.

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[anapology.livejournal.com]

Alora. They sound pretty similar to me unless you make a big deal over the pronunciation.
I just prefer A names to any other.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

To me, Elora is 'ell-OR-uh', and Alora is 'ah-LOR-uh'.

Nora is my favourite name, but spelt 'Norah'.

[brunhildevalkyr.livejournal.com]

Elora is soooooo much better than Nora in my opinion.

Elora is the name the ADORABLE little redhead baby in the movie Willow. I've always liked the name.

When I think of the name Nora I think of a mousy, nondescript woman.

[norwegianeyes.livejournal.com]

alora

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

I guess I sort of see a difference between the pronunciations, but it's barely noticeable.

I don't really like either name, but Elora is okay, I guess.

I LOVE Nora. The first thing that comes to mind when I hear it is Nora Jones, and that's not a bad connotation at all. What about using it as a nickname for Eleanor?

[eleanorgrace.livejournal.com]

I'd pronounce them both uh-LOR-uh, but in my head I'd imagine that I were pronouncing the initial vowel slightly differently. Ha.

I think they're more or less equal, but I kind of think it looks nicer with an A.

And I don't love the name Nora, personally, probably as Norie was a nickname people tried to give me over the years. And, being named Eleanor, Nora sounds kind of incomplete to me.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I say Elora, Alora is too close to the italian word 'allora', meaning 'so, then' and english-speaking pronounce it exactly like that.

I also make the same distinction in pronounciation as you.

Nora makes me think of the girl character in Step Up :P and is also the name of a girl in one of my short stories. It is known for sounding old-fashioned and up-tight, but it might be cute.

[briannablade.livejournal.com]

I love that name a lot. I say it "Ah-lora" though and I like that spelling (Alora) best.

[lneef.livejournal.com]

Nora is pretty. I think of Norah Jones. I prefer it as a nickname to Eleanor or Eleanora.

Elora is linked to the movie Willow in my head. Too fantasy/made-up sounding.

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

That was Alaura, I think. Alaura Danon.

[ginger]

Nope, it was spelled "Elora". :)

[widgetchick.livejournal.com]

I like Alora. But it looks a little like "NOW" in Spanish.. Ahora.

When I think of Nora I think of the really nasty looking redhead that married my ex-fiance. I'm not a fan. LOL

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

I pronounce it eh-lora and ah-lora. Love them and the alternative spelling of Alaura (but I prefer the other spelling). I also like Melora.

[feelslike-2day.livejournal.com]

I'm hearing a lot more people in my area or from my area originally naming their baby girls Elora, after a town nearby. I've pondered it myself but don't think i love it that much.

I've heard EE-laura and EL-laura, for that one so it's really your choice.

Alora is definitely Ah-laura to me.


Nora= old lady in my head. or nora roberts

[zodiacstargazer.livejournal.com]

Not just you. :) I hear 'em that way too.

When I hear Nora, I think of two things: a) Norah Jones, or b) my brain goes to Dora, and then to Nymphadora, and then to Tonks, and then to Harry Potter in general. :P It's extremely odd. XD But I do love the name Nora, whether spelled 'Norah' or 'Nora'.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

I actually love Elaura and Alaura. Out of the two you're asking about I think I like Alora better (But I like them both, I'm thinking as a nn I'd rather have an Ally than an Elly). I think I'd pronounce them the same.