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What does Nora mean?
Nora 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced NOR-ah. It is of English, Greek and Latin origin, and the meaning of Nora is "light; woman of honor". 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. Also form of Annora. Also form of Eleanor. Also form of Helen. Also Irish form of Honor.
Variations
VARIANTS Lanora, Nonie, Noora, Norah▲, Norella, Norelle, Norissa, Norry
SEE ALSO Noreen
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ELEANORA, HONORA, LEONORA Annora, Anora, Anorah, Lenora▼, Leora▼, Onora, Ora▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Nora?
Nora is a very popular first name for women (#266 out of 4276, Top 6%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#20497 out of 150436, Top 14%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Nora reached its top rank of #28 in the U.S. in the year 2017, and is currently at #30. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Eleanor (#32 THE PREVIOUS YEAR), Eleanora (#1035), Helen (#413), Honor (#1919), Honora, Lanora, Lenora (#1218), Leonora, Leora (#1680), Nonie, Norah (#140), Noreen, Norman and Ora are the popular varying forms of Nora (#30). Usage of these relations of Nora was well-received among parents 108 years ago (MEDIAN #912) and has become significantly less since (#1364, 78.2% LESS USAGE), with versions like Leora becoming less fashionable. Eleanora, Nora and Norah are three of the more contemporarily stylish girl names among these.
Similar Names
Nora▲ is pronounced similarly to Nari, Neera, Nera, Neriya, Nira, Noura, Nura, Nuru and Nyree. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adra, Aura, Bora, Clora, Cora▼, Cyra, Deora, Dora▼, Doura, Enora, Glora, Hera, Ira, Kera, Kora▲, Kyra▼, Lora▼, Lorra, Lura▼, Mera, Moira, Mora, Myra, Nada, Naia, Nana, Nehora, Nena, Neola, Neta, Neva▼, Nia▲, Nika, Nina▼, Nita▼, Noa▲, Noe, Noel▲, Nola, Nolan, Nona▼, Noni, Noola, Noor▲, Norda, Nore, Norina, Norm, Norma▼, Norna, Norne, Nour, Nova▲, Nur, Nya▼, Nyla▲, Nysa, Pera, Rora, Sera, Thora, Tora, Uira, Vera▼, Yara▲ and Zora. These names tend to be less frequently used than Nora.
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