Medora
Greek
"mother's gift"
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Updated Tue Feb 03 2026
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
- Names Similar to Medora
- Famous People Named Medora
- The name Medora in Pop Culture
# 725 in the US
Medora Rank in US Top 1000
20 Names Similar to Medora
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- Clelia
- Amedea
- Ghislaine
- Callidora
- Eldora
- Amaranta
- Calandra
- Despina
- Cleora
- Valda
- Ortensia
- Inanna
- Nazira
- Adoria
- Felia
- Nydia
- Orinthia
- Idun
- Aquilina
Famous People Named Medora
- (Elizabeth) Medora LeighLord Byron's niece and rumored daughter
- Medora de VallombrosaMarquise de Morès (nee von Hoffman), American heiress for whom the town of Medora, North Dakota, is named
- Medora Ames Plimptondaughter of writer George Plimpton
The name Medora in Pop Culture
- Medoraheroine 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 Mansoncharacter in Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence
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