Pandora - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Pandora \p(a)-ndo-

is pronounced pan-DOE-ah. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "all gifts". Greek mythology: the first mortal woman Pandora was created beautiful and delightful by the gods, such that every man was attracted to her. She was given charge of a mysterious box and told not to open it. Being curious, she opened the box, and every kind of humankind's ills flew out, followed by the one counterpart, Hope.

Pandora has 6 variant forms: Dora, Doura, Pandorah, Panndora, Pandorra and Pandoura.

A baby name that sounds like Pandora is Pandra.

Pandora is a somewhat common first name for women (#2934 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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