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Pronounced vuh-NOR-uh /vəˈnɔːr.ə/Medium

Meaning: Venora reads either as a variant of Vanora, a Scots name connected to Guinevere and often glossed as 'white wave', or as an elaboration of Vera, from a Latin word for 'true'. The route for any family is uncertain.Low

In 30 seconds: Venora reads as a form of Vanora, tied to Guinevere, or an elaborated Vera. It stayed rare, peaking around nineteen-twenty (said vuh-NOR-uh).

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Origin LowEnglish, Scottish

MeaningVenora reads either as a variant of Vanora, a Scots name connected to Guinevere and often glossed as 'white wave', or as an elaboration of Vera, from a Latin word for 'true'. The route for any family is uncertain.

U.S. rank (2020)#17348 ↘ Falling

2020 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1920

Total births (all-time)≈ 266

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Venora can be read as a variant of Vanora, a Scots form of Guinevere sometimes glossed as 'white wave', or as an elaboration of Vera, 'true'. It joins the family of gentle early-century -ora names such as Lenora, and which source a family drew on is genuinely uncertain.

It appears thinly in American records in the early last century and reached its faint peak around nineteen-twenty, though it lingered in the records into recent times. A girl given Venora then would belong to a great-grandmother generation today.

Did you know? Venora sits among soft early-century -ora names like Lenora and Nora, drawing either on the Arthurian Vanora or on the plainer Vera for its background.

Overall data confidence 32%

References - Venora — Vanora (Guinevere) / elaborated Vera; route uncertain.

Variations

VanoraVenorahVenita

Nicknames

NoraVee

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Venora mean?

Venora reads as a form of Vanora, linked to Guinevere, or an elaboration of Vera, 'true'; the route is uncertain, which we note.

How do you pronounce Venora?

It is said vuh-NOR-uh /vəˈnɔːr.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.

Is Venora a boy or girl name?

Venora is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Venora?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its faint peak around nineteen-twenty.