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amother

Mistyrose

Sun, Apr 02 2017, 5:28 pm

Usually I'm against creative spelling, but...

I like the name Ora but not the way it is typically spelled in English. Is it too "out there" to spell it "Aura" in English?

essie14

Sun, Apr 02 2017, 5:36 pm

amother wrote:

Usually I'm against creative spelling, but...

I like the name Ora but not the way it is typically spelled in English. Is it too "out there" to spell it "Aura" in English?

I know several people who use this spelling. I don't think it's "out there" at all

amother

Oak

Sun, Apr 02 2017, 5:49 pm

I don't like it personally

agreer

Sun, Apr 02 2017, 6:47 pm

They are pronounced differently, so if you want it to be pronounced Ora, you should spell it Ora.

I think "creative spellings" are just asking for trouble.

tigerwife

Sun, Apr 02 2017, 6:54 pm

I would pronounce them differently (OH-ra and AW-ra).

But I do like the look of Aura. It reminds me of Aurora.

amother

Firebrick

Sun, Apr 02 2017, 7:03 pm

tigerwife wrote:

I would pronounce them differently (OH-ra and AW-ra).

But I do like the look of Aura. It reminds me of Aurora.

Growing up, my BFF was Ora and it was pronounced AW-ra. Like Ohr-a.

amother

Magenta

Sun, Apr 02 2017, 7:31 pm

So how bout Ohra or something

Sun, Apr 02 2017, 8:01 pm

"Aura" seems "new age-y" to me.

amother

Blue

Sun, Apr 02 2017, 9:09 pm

amother wrote:

So how bout Ohra or something

Blech. This is another "creative spelling" that looks odd.

Ruchel

Mon, Apr 03 2017, 5:54 am

Not Ohra!
Aura is very common.

yo'ma

Mon, Apr 03 2017, 8:08 am

amother wrote:

So how bout Ohra or something

It looks too much like okra.

amother

Azure

Mon, Apr 03 2017, 10:35 am

I like aurora, but if I read the name Aura I would think the parents were suuuuper flakey because of its associations. You know that idea that everyone has a different color aura that emanates around them? I would think that's what the kid is named for. And that her full name was probably Indigo Aura Light.

Shuly

Mon, Apr 03 2017, 12:05 pm

My friend is Orah

tigerwife

Mon, Apr 03 2017, 12:33 pm

amother wrote:

Growing up, my BFF was Ora and it was pronounced AW-ra. Like Ohr-a.

I guess that's 'aw' with a Brooklyn accent Smile

amother

Ginger

Mon, Apr 03 2017, 12:48 pm

I used to know someone who was Ora, both her Hebrew name and what she went by. Her legal name was Aurora so I guess many people probably just saw "Ora" as a nickname but not too strange. Please don't inflict creative spellings on children- they're the ones who'll be constantly spelling their name for the rest of their lives. Go wear mismatched socks if you need to feel unique.

spring13

Fri, Apr 07 2017, 7:03 am

I know at least one person who spells it like that, it's not all that crazy or "new age-y" - just be prepared to have to correct (frum) people on the spelling fairly often.

tichellady

Fri, Apr 07 2017, 11:48 am

I have seen it and like it

amother

Mistyrose

Fri, Apr 14 2017, 9:09 am

Thanks for all your replies. I get the "new age-y" concern and that does bother me a little bit. I just really like the name spelled "Aura" more than "Ora." I personally just think it's prettier. I would consider giving the English name "Aurora" even though I'd rather stick to just Hebrew.

Question for those of you named Ora (or those of you with friends/siblings/etc. named Ora)... do you like your name? Do you get jokes or confusion about "oral" or "Oprah?"

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