Norah - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Norah \n(o)-rah\ is a variant of Annora (Latin), Eleanor (Greek), Honor (Latin), Leonora (Greek) and Nora (English), and the meaning of Norah is "honor; sun ray, shining light; woman of honor; compassion; light".

The baby name Norah sounds like Nira, Nore, Norry, Nera, Noora, Nura and Noura. Other similar baby names are Dorah, Lorah, Morah, Nonah and Zorah.

Norah is a somewhat common first name for women (#2935 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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