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Eudora

OriginGreek
Meaning"generous gift"
US Rank#5137

2025 SSA

About Eudora

Eudora is the name of five minor goddesses of Greek mythology and a major goddess (in the person of Pulitzer Prize-winning Eudora Welty) of modern American literature. Eudora is pleasant and euphoneous and a possibility for rejuvenation.

In Greek myth, Eudora was one of the Hyades, a set of sisters transformed into the star cluster that bears their name.

In Disney's The Princess and the Frog, Eudora was the name of Princess Tiana's mother, who was voiced by Oprah Winfrey, and of Mia Farrow's character in Zelig. Eudora is also a character in Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom, and was chosen by actress Marcia Gay Hardin for her daughter back in 1998.

Pronounced yoo-DOR-uh.

As of October 2026, Eudora ranked #5137 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #631 in 1891.

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  • Eudora Alice Welty

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