Names meaning "light"

Posted: Wed, Feb 16 2011, 11:33 pm Post subject: Names meaning "light"

I posted a while back looking for a name idea for the baby I am pregnant with. After much thought I decided that the perfect way to describe my feelings about the baby girl in my belly is by giving her a name that says she was my light.
I thought of 2 names - Orly and Leora.
DH and I happen to really like the name Tamar and I think we may just be using this as a second name. I won't make that decision till I see the baby IY"H.
Any opinions about the difference between the names Orly and Leora (in terms of meaning and also how it sounds after Tamar)?
Thanks so much.

Posted: Thu, Feb 17 2011, 12:57 am Post subject: re: Names meaning "light"

I'm biased in favor of Leora but I have a dd Leora lol.
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Posted: Thu, Feb 17 2011, 2:19 am Post subject: re: Names meaning "light"

I personally like Leora better.
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Posted: Thu, Feb 17 2011, 3:48 am Post subject: re: Names meaning "light"

I have heard that leora and orly are not good names, b/c they are self-centered, and not torah- or HKBH-centered

other options would include ora and eliora, and other light-names, such as shalhevet (small flame), meira, ziva, zohara, etc.

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Posted: Thu, Feb 17 2011, 4:06 am Post subject:

Of your 2 choices, I prefer Leora.

Other options:
Ora, Orit, Urit.

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Also prefer Leora.

This is my collection of light names:
Ori, Orli, Lior, Liora, Elior, Eliora, Ta'ir, Me'ira,

And for a boy:
Ori, Meir, Yair, Nerya, Nehorai

Posted: Thu, Feb 17 2011, 5:00 am Post subject: re: Names meaning "light"

I think Tamar Leora sounds better Smile

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Tamar Leora flows nicely.
I like Meira for a girl, and I've also heard of Orel for a girl.

Posted: Thu, Feb 17 2011, 10:37 am Post subject: re: Names meaning "light"

OP here
Thanks so much everyone!
Eliora sounds very pretty but what is the meaning exactly and how does it differ in meaning to Leora?

Posted: Thu, Feb 17 2011, 11:23 am Post subject: re: Names meaning "light"

Why not just Orah?

Its such a gorgeous name!

Posted: Thu, Feb 17 2011, 3:01 pm Post subject: re: Names meaning "light"

Or, Orelia/Aurelia, Orli/Aurelie, Oriel, Oriella, Uriel, Uriella, Nerli, Uri, Shraga, Shragai, Ziv, Zohar.

Only Hebrew? Only light or also close ideas like sun?
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Posted: Thu, Feb 17 2011, 7:43 pm Post subject: Re: re: Names meaning "light"

Posted: Thu, Feb 17 2011, 10:08 pm Post subject: re: Names meaning "light"

I really like the name Leora. That said, my DD was born 18 Adar and we gave her the middle name Naora. Not officially a name, but it means enlightened. We used "or" as our inspiration and took to the dictionary.

B'sha'ah tovah.
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