Eudora
Eudora is a girl name of Greek origin, meaning Good gift.
What Eudora means
Good gift.
Eudora sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Eudora comes from
Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.
Eudora is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.
How popular is Eudora?
Eudora is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Eudora is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Eudora
Eudora spans Gift and grace and gentleness, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Eudora
These share Eudora's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Vanya — Gracious gift of God.
- Effie — Well-spoken; pleasant.
- Agatha — Good and honourable.
- Calliope — Beautiful voice; muse of poetry.
- Cosima — Order; beauty; the universe.
- Dorothy — Gift of God.
- Isadora — Gift of Isis.
- Lois — Most desirable; superior.
- Melina — Honey; sweet.
- Ophelia — Help; serene wisdom.
- Pandora — All-gifted.
- Theodora — Gift of God.