Nora - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Nora \n(o)-

is pronounced NOR-ah. It is of English origin. Short form Eleanora (Greek) "light", Honora (Latin) "woman of honor", and Leonora. Also used as an independent name. In Scotland, Nora is often used as a feminine form of Norman. Nora is the heroine of Ibsen's "A Doll's House". Writer Nora Ephron; pop singer Norah Jones.

Nora has 8 variant forms: Lanora, Nonie, Noora, Norah, Norella, Norelle, Norissa and Norry.

For more information, see also related names Noreen, Annora, Eleanor, Helen and Honor.

Baby names that sound like Nora are Nira, Nore, Nera, Nura and Noura.

Nora is a very common first name for women (#266 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#27316 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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