Liora
Liora is a girl name of Hebrew origin, meaning My light.
What Liora means
My light.
Liora sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Liora comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Liora is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Liora?
Liora is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Liora 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 Liora
Liora sits in our light and brightness group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Light
Names like Liora
These share Liora's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Hadar — Splendour; glory.
- Uri — My light; flame.
- Uriel — God is my light.
- Lena — Light, shining; torch.
- Lucia — Light.
- Akari — Light, brightness.
- Aurora — Dawn; goddess of sunrise.
- Chiara — Bright, clear, light.
- Clara — Bright, clear, famous.
- Daisy — The day's-eye flower.
- Eleanor — Shining light.
- Himari — Facing the sun; sunflower.