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'''Nora''' or '''Norah''' is an English and Irish 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).<ref name=Withycombe>{{cite book |title=The Concise Dictionary of English Christian Names|first = E. G. |last =Withycombe| publisher= Omega Books| year=1976 }}</ref> In other European use the name may also originate as a short form of ''Eleonora'' or ''[[Eleanor (name)|Eleanor]]''.<ref name=Duden>{{cite book|title= Lexikon der Vornamen| first=Günther| last=Drosdowski| publisher=Duden|year=1974}}</ref> There is a corresponding Arabic name ''Nurah'', ({{lang-ar| نورة }}), meaning "light",<ref name=ahmad>{{cite book| title=A Dictionary of Muslim Names| author=Salahuddin Ahmed| publisher = Hurst & Company| location=London| year=1999}}</ref><ref name=rahman> {{cite book| title=A Dictionary of Muslim Names| author= S. A. Rahman| publisher=Goodword Books| location=New Delhi| year=2001}}</ref> with which ''Eleanor'' may ultimately be connected. ''Norah'' ({{lang-he| נורא}}) also means "awesome" in [[Hebrew]], as found in the [[piyut |liturgal poem]] ''[[El Nora Alila]]'' ({{lang-he|''אל נורא עלילה''}}) ("God of Awe").
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| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|ˈ|n|ɔːr|ə}} {{respell|NOR|ə}}
| gender = Female
| meaning = "honor"
| region = [[Europe]]
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| origin = from [[Anglo-Norman language|Norman]], in turn from [[Latin language|Latin]]
| related names = Norah, [[Noora (given name)|Noora]], Noorah, [[Norma (given name)|Norma]], [[Eleanora (name)|Eleonora]], [[Eleanor]], Norabelle, Nura, [[Leonora (given name)|Leonora]]
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'''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).<ref name="Withycombe">{{cite book |title=The Concise Dictionary of English Christian Names|first = E. G. |last =Withycombe| publisher= Omega Books| year=1976 }}</ref> In Hungary, the name Nóra originates as a short form of ''[[Eleonóra]]''.<ref name=Duden>{{cite book|title= Lexikon der Vornamen| first=Günther| last=Drosdowski| publisher=Duden|year=1974}}</ref>


The [[Irish language|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''.<ref>{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |authorlink1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=353 }}.</ref>
The name has historically been associated with characters of a low level of intelligence and high levels of sexual depravity.


Nora has been among the most popular girl names in [[Norway]] in the 2000s, topping the list of most popular girl names in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |first=Elisabeth |last=Rodum |date=23 January 2013 |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/Nora-og-Lucas-mest-populare-7099616.html |title=Nora og Lucas mest populære |work=Aftenposten |language=no}}</ref>
The [[Irish language|Irish]] '''Nóra''' is likewise probably an Irish form of ''Honora''. A less-likely derivation of this Irish name is from the Irish ''[[Fionnualla]]''. A diminutive form of ''Nóra'' is ''Nóirin''; this name has numerous [[Anglicised]] forms, such as: ''Noreen'', ''Norene'', and ''Norine''.<ref>{{citation |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |last2=Hardcastle |authorlink1=Patrick Hanks |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |edition=2nd |series=Oxford Paperback Reference |year=2006 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |page=353 }}.</ref>


In Finnish and Arabic there is a given name [[Noora (given name)|Noora]].
There is also a Hungarian feminine personal name "Nóra", with its own independent etymology.

"Bloody Nora", "[[:wikt:ruddy Nora|ruddy Nora]]" or "flaming Nora" is a British [[minced oath]].<ref>Either derived from [[Cockney]] pronunciation of "horror" or using "Nora" as a generic name; "flaming Ada" also occurs. {{cite web |first=J. R. |last=Thorpe |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/61868-9-obscure-old-swear-words-we-should-bring-back-consarn-it |title=9 Obscure Swear Words We Should Bring Back |website=Bustle |date=3 February 2015}} {{cite book |first=Susie |last=Dent |title=What Made The Crocodile Cry?: 101 Questions about the English Language |location=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-19-957415-5 |pages=132–33 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kqe_xR2oYl8C&pg=PA132 }}</ref>

==People==
Notable people with the name include:
{{div col}}
*[[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
*[[Little Sis Nora|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
*[[Awkwafina|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 (writer)|Nora Perry]] (1831–1896), American poet and writer
*[[Nora Perry (badminton)|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
{{div col end}}

==Fictional characters==
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*Nora from the film [[Pete's Dragon (1977 film)|''Pete's Dragon'']]
*Nora from the anime ''[[Noragami]]''
*[[Nora Allen]] from ''[[The Flash (comic book)|The Flash]]'' comic books
* [[Nora Allen (The Flash)|Nora Allen (''The Flash'')]], Barry Allen's mother in the TV series ''The Flash''
* [[Nora West-Allen]], Barry and Iris' daughter in the TV series ''The Flash''
*Nora Arendt in ''[[Spice and Wolf]]''
*Nora the Arctic Fox Fairy, from the British book series ''[[Rainbow Magic]]'' (originally published as Anna the Arctic Fox Fairy)
*Nora from ''[[Cytus]]'' II
*Nora Baker, eldest daughter of 'The Bakers' in the film ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)|Cheaper by the Dozen]]''
*[[Nora Batty]], fictional character on the British television series ''[[Last of the Summer Wine]]''
*Nora Beady, fictional character from the ''[[Barnyard (film)|Barnyard]]'' franchise
*Nora Bing, fictional character in ''[[Friends]]''
*Nora Braverman, fictional character in the [[Parenthood (2010 TV series)|Parenthood]] tv series
*[[Nick and Nora Charles|Nora Charles]], fictional character in the [[Dashiell Hammett]] novel, ''[[The Thin Man]]''
*Nora Carpenter, fictional character in ''[[Final Destination 2]]''
*Nora Clitheroe, from the play ''[[The Plough and the Stars]]''
*[[Nora Darhk]], fictional character in ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'' and ''[[Legends of Tomorrow]]''
*[[List of iCarly characters|Nora Dershlit]], a fictional character from [[iCarly]]
*Nora Durst, a character from the American television series ''[[The Leftovers (TV series)|The Leftovers]]''
*[[Characters of the Final Fantasy XIII series#Bartholomew and Nora Estheim|Nora Estheim]], fictional character in the video game ''[[Final Fantasy XIII]]''
*[[Nora Fries]], fictional character in DC Comics
*Nora Gainesborough, a fictional character from ''[[True Blood]]''
*[[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 Holleran, fictional character from the book and film ''[[Red, White & Royal Blue]]''
*[[Nora of Kelmendi]], legendary character in the Albanian folklore
*Nora Krank, a fictional character in the film ''[[Christmas with the Kranks]]''
*[[Nora Lewin]], fictional character on the American television series ''[[Law & Order]]''
*Nora Mae Edwards, fictional character in the movie ''[[Graverobbers (film)|Graverobbers]]''
*Nora Reid, fictional character on the [[Amazon Prime Video]] original series ''[[The Wilds (TV series)|The Wilds]]''
*Noora Amalie Sætre, fictional character in Norwegian TV show ''[[Skam (TV series)|SKAM]]''
*Nora Singh, fictional character in the TV series ''[[The Muppets Mayhem]]''
*Norah Stoakes, fictional character in the Canadian young adult novel ''[[The Sky Is Falling (Pearson novel)|The Sky Is Falling]]''
*Nora Thunderman, fictional character the TV show ''[[The Thundermans]]''
*Nora Valkyrie from the animated web series ''[[RWBY]]''
*Nora Wakeman, fictional character in ''[[My Life as a Teenage Robot]]''
*Nora Walker, a character in the Netflix series ''[[13 Reasons Why]]''
*[[Nora Walker]], fictional character on the American television series ''[[Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters]]''
{{div col end}}

==Animals==
*[[Nora (cat)|Nora]] (2004–2024), a cat known for playing piano
*[[Nora (polar bear)|Nora]] (born 2015), a polar bear at the Oregon Zoo

==See also==
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Feminine given names]]
{{given name|cat1=English feminine given names|cat2=Irish feminine given names}}

Latest revision as of 20:57, 28 November 2024

For other uses, see Nora.
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", "ruddy Nora" or "flaming Nora" is a British minced oath.[5]

People

[edit]

Notable people with the name include:

Fictional characters

[edit]

Animals

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

See also

[edit]

References

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  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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