Medora

Medora is a feminine given name popularized by George Gordon, Lord Byron for the heroine of his 1814 poem The Corsair. The name's etymology is obscure; Byron himself did not record what inspired it, though it may be an invented poetic form. The poem's publication in 1814 immediately led to the name being used in noble circles: Byron's niece and rumored daughter, Elizabeth Medora Leigh (1814–1849), was