Nora (name)

Nora
Pronunciation/ˈnɔːrə/ NOR-ə
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/namefrom Norman, in turn from Latin
Meaning"honor"
Region of originEurope
Other names
Related namesNorah, Noora, Noorah, Norma, Eleonora, Eleanor, Norabelle, Nura, Leonora

Nora is a feminine personal name. It mainly originates as a short form of Honora (also Honoria), a common Anglo-Norman name, ultimately derived from the Latin word Honor (with that meaning).[1] In Hungary, the name Nóra originates as a short form of Eleonóra.[2]

The Irish Nóra is likewise probably an Irish form of Honora. A diminutive form of Nóra is Nóirín; this name has numerous anglicised forms, such as: Norene and Norine.[3]

Nora has been among the most popular girl names in Norway in the 2000s, topping the list of most popular girl names in 2012.[4]

In Finnish and Arabic there is a given name Noora.

"Bloody Nora" or "flaming Nora" is a British minced oath.[5]

Notable people with the name include:

People

  • Nora Arnezeder (born 1989), French actress and singer
  • Nora Aunor (born 1953), Filipina actress
  • Norah Balls (1886–1980), British suffragette, women's rights campaigner, magistrate, councillor.
  • Nora Barnacle (1884–1951), wife of author James Joyce
  • Nora Berra (born 1963), French politician
  • Nora Campos (born 1966), American politician
  • Norah Carter (1881–1966), New Zealand photographer
  • Nora Cortiñas (born 1930), Argentine social psychologist, activist, human rights defender
  • Nora Cullen (1905–1990), Argentine actress
  • Nora Demleitner (born 1966), American law professor
  • Nora Dunblane (1879–19??), American actress and writer
  • Nora Dunn (born 1952), American actress and comedian
  • Nora Ekberg, known as Little Sis Nora (born 1996), Swedish singer
  • Norah Elam (1878-1961), Irish-born British suffragette
  • Nora England (1946–2022), American linguist
  • Nora Ephron (1941–2012), American writer
  • Nora Fatehi (born 1992), Canadian-Moroccan dancer and actress
  • Norah Flatley (born 2000), American artistic gymnast
  • Nora Gal (1912–1991), Russian translator
  • Nora Trueblood Gause, (1851-1955), American humanitarian
  • Nora Gjakova (born 1992), Kosovo-Albanian judoka, Olympic champion
  • Norah Gibbons (1952–8 April 2020), Irish children's advocate and social worker
  • Nora Heysen (1911–2003), Australian artist
  • Norah M. Holland (1876-1925), writer
  • Nora Istrefi (born 1986), Kosovo-Albanian singer
  • Nora Iuga (born 1931), Romanian poet, writer and translator
  • Nora Jenčušová (born 2002), Slovak road cyclist
  • Norah Jones (born 1979), American singer
  • Nora Kirkpatrick (born 1984), American actress
  • Princess Nora of Liechtenstein (born 1950), Liechtenstein princess
  • Nora Lum, known as Awkwafina (born 1988), American actress
  • Nora McDermott (1927–2013), Canadian basketball and volleyball player, coach and physical education teacher
  • Nora Mebarek (born 1972), French politician
  • Nora Méndez (born 1969), Salvadoran poet
  • Nora Miao (born 1952), Hong Kong actress
  • Nora Newcombe (born 1951), Canadian psychologist
  • Nora Nicholson (1892–1973), British actress
  • Norah O'Donnell (born 1974), American journalist
  • Nora Owen (born 1945), Irish politician and television presenter
  • Nora Perry (1831–1896), American poet and writer
  • Nora Perry (born 1954), British badminton player
  • Nora Roberts (born 1950), American author
  • Nora Salinas (born 1976), Mexican actress
  • Nora Cate Schaeffer, American sociologist and survey statistician
  • Nora Lawrence Smith (1885–1971), American newspaper publisher
  • Nora Sun (1937–2011), American diplomat
  • Nora Swinburne (1902–2000), British actress
  • Nora Tschirner (born 1981), German actress
  • Nora Volkow (born 1956), Mexican psychiatrist
  • Nora Torulf (1903–1993), Swedish politician and author
  • Nora Tynan O'Mahony (1866–1954), Irish poet and writer
  • Nora W. Tyson (born 1956), American admiral
  • Nora Waln (1895–1964), American writer
  • Nora Wattie (1900–1994), Scottish public health medicine and ante-natal pioneer
  • Norah Wilson (1901–1971), Australian Aboriginal community worker
  • Nora Zehetner (born 1981), American actress

Animals

  • Nora (2004–2024), a cat known for playing piano
  • Nora (born 2015), a polar bear at the Oregon Zoo

Fictional characters

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Nora
  • All pages with titles containing Nora

References

  1. ^ Withycombe, E. G. (1976). The Concise Dictionary of English Christian Names. Omega Books.
  2. ^ Drosdowski, Günther (1974). Lexikon der Vornamen. Duden.
  3. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 353, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
  4. ^ Rodum, Elisabeth (23 January 2013). "Nora og Lucas mest populære". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
  5. ^ Either derived from Cockney pronunciation of "horror" or using "Nora" as a generic name; "flaming Ada" also occurs. Thorpe, J. R. (3 February 2015). "9 Obscure Swear Words We Should Bring Back". Bustle. Dent, Susie (2009). What Made The Crocodile Cry?: 101 Questions about the English Language. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 132–33. ISBN 978-0-19-957415-5.
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