The baby name Melora is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced meh-LOR-uh,muh-LOR-uh.
Melora is English in Origin.
The baby name Melora is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced meh-LOR-uh,muh-LOR-uh.
Melora is English in Origin.
An English feminine name with Latin roots, Melora is widely understood as a streamlined form of Meliora, from Latin melior "better," meliora "better things." It appears in Britain and Ireland from the early modern period and gained literary shimmer through the Irish-Scottish romance "Melora and Orlando." Some scholars also connect it to the Breton/Cornish martyr name Melor (Latin Melorius), making Melora a feminine adaptation.
Rare but enduring, Melora has surfaced sporadically in Anglophone records and has never ranked widely in U.S. charts, though actresses Melora Hardin and Melora Walters have kept it in view. Variants include Meliora, Mellora, and Meloria; short forms Mel, Lora, Lori, and Lola. The meaning centers on betterment and aspiration - "ever better," "toward better things" - giving Melora a quietly hopeful, refined aura.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| France | Girls | 2009 | #407 | 3 | 3,201 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #909 | 6 | 8,600 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
Melora is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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