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ליאורה) is a Hebrew female given name. Alternative spellings may be Liora or Liorah. The name can be a diminutive form of
Eleanor Eleanor () is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name ''Aliénor''. It was the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages">Provençal dialect ...
. A male variant is Leor. The name Leora may refer to:


People

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Leora Auslander Leora Auslander (born 1959) is an American historian, best known for being Professor of European Social History and the Arthur and Joann Rasmussen Professor in Western Civilization at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. Life and caree ...
(born 1959), American historian *
Leora Dana Leora Dana (April 1, 1923 – December 13, 1983) was an American film, stage and television actress. Early life Dana was born in New York City; her elder sister was Doris Dana. Dana graduated from Barnard College and the Royal Academy of Drama ...
(1923–1983), American actress * Leora Skolkin-Smith (born 1952), American novelist *
Leora Spellman Leora Spellman (born Leora Theresa Spellmeyer; July 13, 1888 or 1890 – September 4, 1945) was an American vaudeville performer and stage and film actress and the wife of Charles B. Middleton. Born Leora Theresa Spellmeyer in Bonne Terre, ...
(1890–1945), American actress * Liora (singer) (Liora Simon Fadlon) (born 1970), Israeli singer, represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 *
Liora Itzhak Liora Itzhak (Pezarkar) (; born 27 September 1974) is an Israeli singer of Indian origin. She was born in Israel to parents who had made aliyah from Mumbai, India. During Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 2017 visit to Israel, she sang ''Hat ...
(born 1974), Israeli singer * Liora Ofer (born 1953), Israeli businesswoman * Leora Bettison Robinson (1840–1914), American author, educator


Other uses

* Leora's stream salamander * Leora, Missouri


See also

* Leor *
Laura (given name) Laura is a traditionally feminine given name in Europe and the Americas, of Latin language, Latin origin, whose meaning ("bay laurel") is a metonym for a victor, and an early hypocorism from Laurel (given name), Laurel and Lauren. Origin and usa ...
* Lorna


References

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