Given name & surname
Vanora
“from the white wave”
Vanora is used as a given name and a surname. One Scottish interpretation is “from the white wave.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Scottish interpretation is “from the white wave.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Scottish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2011. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vanora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 0 boys · 17 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2018. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vanora’s family of names
Vanora has a related form in Vannora. Vanora has a related form in Vanorah. Vanora has a related form in Vanorea.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Vanoryavariant
- Vanoriavariant
- Vanoreavariant
- Vanoreevariant
- Vanorivariant
- Vanorievariant
- Vanoryvariant
- Vanoreyvariant
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