- Adora
Adora can mean any of the following:
Name and its origin
"Adora" is a
girl 's name.There are many languages that use this name:
English: Short for "adorable"
French: Means the "beloved"
Spanish: short for "Adoracion"
Latin : Means the "adored one" or "much adored"Ibo (Nigerian ): Derived from 'Adaora' which means "first daughter of the people"People and characters with the name Adora
*Adora is the name of the popular 80s cartoon character also known as
She-Ra .*"Adora" is one of the characters in Hans Christian Andersen's
The Little Mermaid .*Adora is a character mentioned in
Tin Man (TV miniseries) .*"Adora" is a character in the
Magna Carta Video Game .Literature
"Adora" is the title of a stereotypical romance
novel byBeatrice Small Geography
Adora (
Apocrypha ) is a town mentioned in theApocrypha . According to theInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia : "a'-dor, a-do'-ra (Adora): InIdumaea , mentioned in Ant, XIII, ix, 1 as one of the cities captured byHyrcanus , and referred to in1 Maccabees 13:20. According to theJewish Encyclopedia :Hyrcanus "hired foreign troops, dismantled Adora andMarissa , the strong places ofEdom , and forced theEdomites to accept theJewish religion and submit tocircumcision . This is the first instance of forcible conversion in Jewish history." [http://jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1004&letter=H&search=adora (A)] It is thought to be presentDura , a village about five miles to the west ofHebron .Bible History online has a map ofIsrael during the first century AD that lists the city Adora [http://www.bible-history.com/geography/ancient-israel/adora.html(B)]Adora, Har Hebron is an Israeli settlement on theWest Bank .Music
The French rock band Indochine have a song with that name in their album
Alice et June .Adora [http://www.adoraworld.net] is a Finnish female rock duo.
Adora is also an American metalcore band. [http://www.myspace.com/adora]
Adora is mentioned in Robin Strandlunds låtfan metaphoraium
Information Technology
ADORA is an approach to object-oriented modeling of software (ADORA stands for Analysis and Description of Requirements and Architecture).
cience
ADORA (Atmospheric Dispersion of Reactive Agents) is an Environmental and Safety offsite Consequence Analysis tool available for use by organizations involved with environmental impact assessments for intentional or accidental discharge of hazardous chemicals that react with air, moisture or each other.
Adora is a potato bred by A.D. Mulder from (Primura x Alcmaria) in Enkhuizen (Netherlands).
Other
*Adora chocolates is a company based in
Sydney Australia .
*Adora is a brand ofGE appliances that is exclusive toThe Home Depot .
*Adora Inc is a company that creates the Adora Dolls, a line of collectable dolls
* Adora Belle is a line of collectable dolls created by doll artist and musicianMarie Osmond
* Adora Diamond Jewellery is aMumbai -based Concept Jewellery company inIndia
*Adora calcium supplements are chocolate calcium supplement created by Thompson Brand based in CT, USA
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