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Eudora [yoo-dawr-uh, -dohr-uh] Examples noun
- a female given name.
Examples from the Web for eudora Contemporary Examples of eudora
He told Flagg he had an extra ticket to see Eudora Welty at the 92nd Street Y the following week and invited her to use it.
Harper Lee Makes a Surprise Appearance at an Alabama Literary Luncheon
Mary McDonagh Murphy
May 3, 2012
None of these characters would be caught dead in a novel by John Steinbeck, Carson McCullers, or Eudora Welty.
American Dreams: ‘Tobacco Road’ by Erskine Caldwell
Nathaniel Rich
April 30, 2012
Writers ranging from Ray Bradbury to Eudora Welty to Amos Oz have credited this classic text as an influence.
Anna Clark
January 30, 2011
Nadine Gordimer once called Phillips “the best short-story writer since Eudora Welty.”
Jayne Anne Phillips Goes to War
Lizzie Stark
March 2, 2009
Historical Examples of eudora
Eudora was a mere infant when Phidias bought her of a poor goatherd in Phelle.
Lydia Maria Child
Moreover, I believe, dearest Eudora, that half your wrongs are in your own imagination.
Lydia Maria Child
Eudora took it with a deep blush, saying, “Aspasia gave it to me.”
Lydia Maria Child
They were both silent for a few moments; and Eudora’s countenance was troubled.
Lydia Maria Child
Eudora started, when she saw the well-known writing of Philæmon.
Lydia Maria Child
Word Origin and History for eudora Eudora
fem. proper name, from Greek Eudora, literally “generous,” fem. of eudoros, from eu “well” (see eu-) + doron “gift” (see date (n.1)).