Nora (name)

For other uses, see Nora (disambiguation).

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).^[1] In other European use the name may also originate as a short form of Eleonora or Eleanor.^[2] There is a corresponding Arabic name Nurah, (Arabic: نورة ‎), meaning "light",^[3][4] with which Eleanor may ultimately be connected.

References

1. ^ Withycombe, E. G. (1976). The Concise Dictionary of English Christian Names. Omega Books. 
2. ^ Drosdowski, Günther (1974). Lexikon der Vornamen. Duden. 
3. ^ Salahuddin Ahmed (1999). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. London: Hurst & Company. 
4. ^ S. A. Rahman (2001). A Dictionary of Muslim Names. New Delhi: Goodword Books.