Nora (name)
| Pronunciation | /ˈnɔːrə/ NAWR-ə |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | from Norman, in turn from Latin |
| Meaning | "honor" |
| Region of origin | Europe |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Norah, Noora, Noorah, Norma |
Nora or Norah is an Italian, German, English, Irish, Albanian, Scandinavian, Arabic, and Baltic 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 or Eleanor.[2]
It is similar to the Arabic name Noor, meaning "fire, light, heat" amongst others.
The Irish Nóra is likewise probably an Irish form of Honora. A diminutive form of Nóra is Nóirin; this name has numerous Anglicised forms, such as: Noreen, Norene, Nóinín 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]
Nora may refer to:
People
- Nora Arnezeder (born 1989), French actress and singer
- Nora Aunor (born 1953), Filipina actress
- Nora Balling (born 1964), also known as Nora Anders, a German fashion model, and first wife of the singer and former Modern Talking member, Thomas Anders
- Nora Berra (born 1963), French politician
- Nora Campos (born 1966), American politician
- Norah Carter (1881 - 1966), New Zealand photographer
- Nora Cullen (1905–1990), Argentine actress
- Nora Demleitner (born 1966), American law professor
- Nora Dunn (born 1952), American actress and comedian
- Nora England (born 1946), American linguist
- Nora Ephron (1941–2012), American writer
- Nora Gal (1912–1991), Russian translator
- Nora Heysen (1911–2003), Australian artist
- Nora Istrefi (born 1986), Albanian singer
- Norah Jones (born 1979), American singer
- Nora Kirkpatrick (born 1984), American actress
- Princess Nora of Liechtenstein (born 1950), Liechtenstein princess
- 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 (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 Sun (1937–2011), American diplomat
- Nora Swinburne (1902–2000), British actress
- Nora Tschirner (born 1981), German actress
- Nora Volkow (born 1956), Mexican psychiatrist
- Nora W. Tyson (born 1956), American admiral
- Nora Waln (1895–1964), American writer
- Nora Zehetner (born 1981), American actress
Fictional characters
- Nora from the anime Noragami
- Nora Allen from The Flash comic books
- Nora Arendt in Spice and Wolf
- Nora Batty, fictional character on the British television series Last of the Summer Wine
- Nora Charles, fictional character in the Dashiell Hammett novel, The Thin Man
- Nora Carpenter, fictional character in Final Destination 2
- Nora Estheim, fictional character in the video game Final Fantasy XIII
- Nora Fries, fictional character in DC Comics
- Nora Grey, fictional character in the Hush, Hush series of books by Becca Fitzpatrick
- Nora Hanen, fictional character on the American television series One Life to Live
- Nora Helmer, character in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
- Nora of Kelmendi, legendary character in the Albanian folklore
- Nora Lewin, fictional character on the American television series Law & Order
- Noora Amalie Sætre, fictional character in Norwegian TV show SKAM
- Norah Stoakes, fictional character in the Canadian young adult novel The Sky Is Falling (Pearson novel)
- Nora Valkyrie from the animated web series RWBY
- Nora Wakeman, fictional character in My Life as a Teenage Robot
- Nora Walker, fictional character on the American television series Brothers & Sisters
References
- ^ Withycombe, E. G. (1976). The Concise Dictionary of English Christian Names. Omega Books.
- ^ Drosdowski, Günther (1974). Lexikon der Vornamen. Duden.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Elisabeth Rodum (23 January 2013) Nora og Lucas mest populære Aftenposten
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