Medora

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proper noun

A female given name.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A female given name.

    "But—Oh, Medora! nerve thy gentler heart, / "This hour again—but not for long—we part."

    1814, Lord Byron, The Corsair, lines 406–7
  2. A town in Indiana.
  3. A village in Illinois.
  4. A city, the county seat of Billings County, North Dakota; named for Medora von Hoffmann, wife of the Marquis de Morès, who founded the city.
  5. A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
  6. An unincorporated community in Kansas.

Origin

The given name was first used by Lord Byron in The Corsair (1814).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MeadorMaderoradomeMadoreDorameDamore
Cite this entry
APA

Medora. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Medora

MLA

“Medora.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Medora. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Medora,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Medora.

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