Ora

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ora"

English

Etymology

• (given name): First appeared in the 19th century when similar sounding names like Cora, Dora and Nora were in fashion. Possibly shortened from Aurelia, sometimes spelled Ora Lee, or, Aura Lea, in the American civil war song.
• (Italian commune): Borrowed from Italian Ora

Proper noun

Ora (countable and uncountable, plural Oras)

1. A diminutive of the female given name Aurelia, from Latin, variant of Aura. Mainly used in the U.S.A. in the latter half of the 19th century.
   • 1859, William Harrison Ainsworth, The Life and Adventures of Mervyn Clitheroe, J. Routledge, published 1858, page 179:

     Both ladies received me very graciously; but I was wholly unprepared for so much beauty as I discovered in Ora Doveton […]

2. A surname
3. Alternative spelling of Auer (“German spelling”): A commune of South Tyrol, northern Italy (from the Italian spelling)

Anagrams

• AOR, AoR, aro, Roa, OAR, ARO, ROA, Rao, oar

Afrikaans

Etymology

From toponym Orania (“a town in South Africa”), from Oranje (“a river in South Africa”). Influenced by Latin aurum (“gold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊə.ra/

Proper noun

Ora

1. The local currency of Orania, an Afrikaner enclave in South Africa.

Albanian

Etymology

Compare orë (“mountain nymph”).

Proper noun

Ora

1. A female protective spirit.

Finnish

Etymology

< ora

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈorɑ/, [ˈo̞rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -orɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): O‧ra

Proper noun

Ora

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Ora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Ora	Orat
genitive		Oran	Orien
partitive		Oraa	Oria
illative		Oraan	Oriin
		singular	plural
nominative		Ora	Orat
accusative	nom.	Ora	Orat
	gen.	Oran
genitive		Oran	Orien Orain rare
partitive		Oraa	Oria
inessive		Orassa	Orissa
elative		Orasta	Orista
illative		Oraan	Oriin
adessive		Oralla	Orilla
ablative		Oralta	Orilta
allative		Oralle	Orille
essive		Orana	Orina
translative		Oraksi	Oriksi
abessive		Oratta	Oritta
instructive		—	Orin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ora (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Orani Orani accusative nom. Orani Orani gen. Orani genitive Orani Orieni Oraini rare partitive Oraani Oriani inessive Orassani Orissani elative Orastani Oristani illative Oraani Oriini adessive Orallani Orillani ablative Oraltani Oriltani allative Oralleni Orilleni essive Oranani Orinani translative Orakseni Orikseni abessive Orattani Orittani instructive — — comitative — Orineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Orasi Orasi accusative nom. Orasi Orasi gen. Orasi genitive Orasi Oriesi Oraisi rare partitive Oraasi Oriasi inessive Orassasi Orissasi elative Orastasi Oristasi illative Oraasi Oriisi adessive Orallasi Orillasi ablative Oraltasi Oriltasi allative Orallesi Orillesi essive Oranasi Orinasi translative Oraksesi Oriksesi abessive Orattasi Orittasi instructive — — comitative — Orinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oramme Oramme accusative nom. Oramme Oramme gen. Oramme genitive Oramme Oriemme Oraimme rare partitive Oraamme Oriamme inessive Orassamme Orissamme elative Orastamme Oristamme illative Oraamme Oriimme adessive Orallamme Orillamme ablative Oraltamme Oriltamme allative Orallemme Orillemme essive Oranamme Orinamme translative Oraksemme Oriksemme abessive Orattamme Orittamme instructive — — comitative — Orinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oranne Oranne accusative nom. Oranne Oranne gen. Oranne genitive Oranne Orienne Orainne rare partitive Oraanne Orianne inessive Orassanne Orissanne elative Orastanne Oristanne illative Oraanne Oriinne adessive Orallanne Orillanne ablative Oraltanne Oriltanne allative Orallenne Orillenne essive Orananne Orinanne translative Oraksenne Oriksenne abessive Orattanne Orittanne instructive — — comitative — Orinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Oransa Oransa accusative nom. Oransa Oransa gen. Oransa genitive Oransa Oriensa Orainsa rare partitive Oraansa Oriaan Oriansa inessive Orassaan Orassansa Orissaan Orissansa elative Orastaan Orastansa Oristaan Oristansa illative Oraansa Oriinsa adessive Orallaan Orallansa Orillaan Orillansa ablative Oraltaan Oraltansa Oriltaan Oriltansa allative Oralleen Orallensa Orilleen Orillensa essive Oranaan Oranansa Orinaan Orinansa translative Orakseen Oraksensa Orikseen Oriksensa abessive Orattaan Orattansa Orittaan Orittansa instructive — — comitative — Orineen Orinensa

Statistics

• The surname Ora belongs to 236 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Italian

Proper noun

Ora f

1. Hora
2. Auer (a commune of Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy)

Descendants

• English: Ora

Anagrams

• -aro, aro, arò