Alora

Alora combines a number of stylish elements: the pretty Al- beginning of Alice, Alessia, and Alma, the -ora ending of Aurora, Elora, and Nora, and a multicultural feel, owing to its various origins. A Top 250 name in the US and in England and Wales, around 1370 American babies received the name in a recent year.

The name likely emerged as a spelling variation of Elora, which in turn is a pop culture choice, used in the 1988 movie Willow. As an invented name, it possibly drew inspiration from the Hebrew Eliora, the Latinate Eleanora, the Greek Elara, and the Persian Alara. There's also the Italian word allora, meaning "so, then, therefore, well", the name Allura meaning "alure", and the possibility that it's a compound name of Alice and Laura.

Given all these potential roots, Alora holds wide appeal as a contemporary choice with multiple links to history and mythology, and as an alternative to more classic options like Laura, Lara, and Alma.

Pronounced uh-LOR-uh.

As of October 2026, Alora ranked #195 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #331.