Nora_(name)

Nora (name)

Nora (name)

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For other uses, see Nora.

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]

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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's a given name Noora.

Notable people with the name include:

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  • Nora Thunderman from Nickelodeon’s The Thundermans

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Withycombe, E. G. (1976). The Concise Dictionary of English Christian Names. Omega Books.
  2. [2]
    Drosdowski, Günther (1974). Lexikon der Vornamen. Duden.
  3. [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. [4]
    Rodum, Elisabeth (23 January 2013). "Nora og Lucas mest populære". Aftenposten.
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