Lora
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Lora is a common family name
in the Spanish language
, which was also a medieval given name. It was originally a patronymic
meaning flower of the bay. It is also a given name.
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
in the Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, which was also a medieval given name. It was originally a patronymic
Patronymic
A patronym, or patronymic, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father, grandfather or an even earlier male ancestor. A component of a name based on the name of one's mother or a female ancestor is a matronymic. Each is a means of conveying lineage.In many areas patronyms...
meaning flower of the bay. It is also a given name.
People with the surname Lora
- Alberto Lora RamosAlberto Lora RamosAlberto Lora Ramos is a Spanish footballer who plays for Sporting de Gijón. On the right side of the pitch, he can operate as a midfielder or defender.-Football career:...
(born 1987), Spanish football player - Alex LoraAlex LoraJosé Alejandro Lora Serna , better known by his stage name Alex Lora, is a Mexican musician and composer. He has been the frontman of the Spanish rock band El Tri for over 40 years...
(born 1952), Mexican musician and composer - Francisco Augusto LoraFrancisco Augusto LoraFrancisco Augusto Lora Gonzales , was a former Vice President of the Dominican Republic and Presidential candidate for the country in 1966, 1970, 1974 and 1978. As Vice-President, he was a member of President Joaquín Balaguer's Reformist Party...
, former vice president of the Dominican Republic and presidential candidate - Gonzalo Lora, Spanish born, Mexican based actor, producer and production manager
- Guillermo LoraGuillermo LoraGuillermo Lora was a Trotskyist leader in Bolivia. Lora was active in the Revolutionary Workers' Party from the early 1940s and was its best known leader....
(1922-2009), Trotskyist leader in Bolivia - Luis Eduardo LoraLuis Eduardo LoraLuis Eduardo Lora is a Colombian football player who currently plays for Deportivo Pasto in Colombia.-External links: *...
(born 1986), Colombian football player - Mathias LorasMathias LorasBishop Mathias Loras was an immigrant French priest to the United States who later became the first bishop of the Dubuque Diocese in what would become the state of Iowa.-Early Life & Ministry:...
(1792-1858), French priest, first Bishop of the Dubuque Diocese - Miguel "Happy" Lora (born 1961), Colombian boxer
- Ñico LoraÑico LoraFrancisco Antonio Lora Cabrera popularly known as Ñico Lora was a Dominican folk musician consider as one of the fathers of Merengue....
(1880-1971), Dominican, father of Merengue music - Saturnino and Mariano LoraSaturnino and Mariano LoraThe War of Independence of Cuba started on 24 February 1895, under the intellectual leadership of the writer and philosopher José Martí, who is considered by all Cubans as Father of the Country...
, Cuban brothers, war heroes
People with the given name Lora
- Lora L. CorumLora L. CorumLora L. Corum was co-winner of the 1924 Indianapolis 500.Corum was replaced by Joe Boyer on lap 109, despite the fact that it required Boyer to be relieved in his own car.-Indy 500 results:...
(1880-1971), co-winner of the 1924 Indianapolis 500 - Lora FaircloughLora FaircloughLora Diane Fairclough is an English professional golfer. She was born in Chorley, Lancashire and turned pro on 17 January 1991. She has played on the Ladies European Tour since that year, and has won four individual tournaments on it...
(born 1970), English golfer - Lora LogicLora LogicLora Logic is a British saxophonist and singer. She was briefly a member of the band X Ray Spex, although she had been sacked from that group by the time they recorded their first album, which nevertheless used her saxophone arrangements. A year later she formed Essential Logic...
, Brirish saxophonist and singer - Lora Macfarlane or Laura MacfarlaneLaura MacfarlaneLaura Macfarlane, formerly known as Lora Macfarlane, is a Scottish-born rock and roll musician, singer and songwriter based in Australia. Originally from Glasgow, she arrived with her parents in Perth when young, and was involved in a number of bands there from the late 1980s onward...
, Scottish musician, singer and songwriter - Lora OttenadLora OttenadLora Ottenad is a professional female bodybuilder from Seattle, Washington.At 5'8" and a contest weight of approximately 175 lbs., Lora is one of the largest female bodybuilders competing today...
(born 1964), American professional bodybuilder - Lora Yakovleva or Lora Jakovleva (born 1932), Russian International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster
Places
- Lora, NorwayLora, NorwayLora village in Lesja municipality in Oppland, Norway lies at the foot of the Lordal where the Lora river joins the Gudbrandsdalslågen river. The village lies midway between Lesja village and Lesjaskog village. Lora has one gas station, a farm equipment repair shop, and two grocery stores...
, a village in Lesja municipality in Oppland - Lora, ChileLora, ChileLora is a town on the Mataquito River, in the Licantén commune of the Curicó Province, Maule Region, in Chile. It was named for the tribe of Promaucaes that inhabited the region.- Sources :* Originally published in 1891....
a town on the Mataquito River, Chile - Lora, a frazioni in the municipality of CampegineCampegineCampegine is a comune in the Province of Reggio Emilia in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 70 km northwest of Bologna and about 12 km northwest of Reggio Emilia...
, Italy - Lora (Split), a neighborhood and naval base in Split, Croatia
- Lora prison campLora prison campLora prison camp was a prison camp in Split, Croatia. It was active from 1992 to 1997 with mainly Serbian residents of Split and prisoners of war being imprisoned...
, in Split, Croatia
- Lora prison camp
- Lora, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a village and union council in Pakistan
- Lora de EstepaLora de EstepaLora de Estepa is a city located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the city has a population of 831 inhabitants.-External links:* - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía...
, a municipality in the province of Seville, Spain - Lora del RíoLora del RíoLora del Río is a city located in the province of Seville, Spain. According to the 2006 census by INE, it has a population of 19,077 inhabitants.-Geography:...
, a municipality in the province of Seville, Spain
Animals
- Lora or Leptophis ahaetullaLeptophis ahaetullaLeptophis ahaetulla, the Lora or Parrot Snake is a medium-sized slender snake of the colubrid family. It is found in northern South America and Trinidad and Tobago...
, a Parrot Snake found in northern South America and Trinidad and Tobago - Grey Lora or Leptophis stimsoniLeptophis stimsoniThe Grey Lora is a small snake which is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago. It is known from three specimens, all of which were collected in montane forests in the Northern Range.-References:...
, a small snake which is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago - Lora (genus), a gastropod genus of the turridaeTurridaeTurridae, , is a large taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, that vary in size from minute to moderately large. With more than 4,000 species, the Turridae is the largest mollusk family and group of marine caenogastropods...
family
Other
- Lora River, Pakistan
- Falls of LoraFalls of LoraThe Falls of Lora is a tidal race which forms at the mouth of Loch Etive when a particularly high tide runs out from the loch. They form white water rapids for two to five days either side of the spring tides....
, a tidal race which forms at the mouth of Loch Etive, Scotland - Loras CollegeLoras CollegeLoras College is a four-year Catholic college located in Dubuque, Iowa, with a general attendance of approximately 1,700 students. The school offers both undergraduate and graduate degree programs...
, a four-year Catholic university located in Dubuque, Iowa - Lora, an Ancient Roman term for a wine substitute later known as piquettePiquettePiquette is a French wine term which commonly refers to a vinous beverage produced by adding water to grape pomace but sometimes refers to a very simple wine or a wine substitute.- Piquette from pomace :...
- LORALORALORA is a theater quasiballistic missile produced in Israel.It has a range of and a CEP of when using a combination of GPS and TV for terminal guidance.It can be ship-launched and land-launched....
, a theatre quasiballistic missile produced in Israel - LORA, an acronym for "Level Of Repair Analysis", see Integrated Logistics SupportIntegrated Logistics SupportIntegrated logistics support is an integrated approach to the management of logistic disciplines in the military, similar to commercial product support or customer service organisations...
- LORA, an acronym for "Logic Of Rational Agents", see BDI Software Agents
- Lora, a 2007 Hungarian film