Medora

Greek

"mother's gift"

The name Medora is currently ranked #725 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #725 in 1885. It is currently rising in popularity.

Medora Rank in US Top 1000

# 725 in the US

Popularity of the name Medora

• 1838 Nameberry 2026

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Famous People Named Medora

• (Elizabeth) Medora Leigh Lord Byron's niece and rumored daughter
• Medora de Vallombrosa Marquise de Morès (nee von Hoffman), American heiress for whom the town of Medora, North Dakota, is named
• Medora Ames Plimpton daughter of writer George Plimpton

The name Medora in Pop Culture

• Medora heroine in Byron's narrative poem "The Corsair" (1814). Sophie Moody suggested that it meant "mother's gift" (cf. the Greek name Metrodora). It could also be based on Medea or Medusa
• Medora Manson character in Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence