Girl · Old French (origin unknown)
Annora
Say it: an-NOR-uh
Meaning
A Latinized spelling of the Old French name Aanor or Aenor, of uncertain origin.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
A Norman-period name found among baronial families in 12th- and 13th-century England.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 584 babies given this name since 1919
- At its height in 2017, about 1 in 17,400 girls
- 36 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Anora, Annore
| French | Aanor |
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Where this comes from
- Medieval European charters and records
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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