Nora

Nora is a ♀ female name.

Origin of Nora

Nora is a diminutive of the name Eleonora, which derived from the name Aliénor. Nora is of Old-Provencial, Arabic and Greek origin and derived from the name Helen. Besides, Nora is a Japanese name and short form of the name Honora.

Meaning of Nora

Nora means “the other Aenor” (from Germanic “alja” = other), “merciful” (from ancient Greek “éleos/ἔλεος” = compassion/mercy), “God is my light” (from Arabic “Aḷḷāhu nūrī/أَلْلّٰهُ نُورِي”) and “torch”, “beautiful”, “light”, “bright” and “shining” (from Helen). Besides, Nora means “honor” or “woman of honor” (from Honora) and “stray (cat or dog)” in Japanese.

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Name Statistic: Nora is ranked #65 overall ↓ -1

• 🇦🇹 Austria: 37 ↓ -2
• 🇦🇺 Australia: 236 ↑ 7
• 🇧🇪 Belgium: 36 ↑ 1
• 🇨🇦 Canada: 105 ↓ -1
• 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 50 ↔ 0
• 🇩🇪 Germany: 65 ↓ -1
• 🇩🇰 Denmark: 6 ↓ -3
• 🇪🇸 Spain: 117 ↓ -13
• 🇫🇮 Finland: 365 ↑ 8
• 🇫🇷 France: 177 ↑ 7
• 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 206 ↓ -18
• 🇮🇪 Ireland: 389 ↑ 52
• 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 98 ↓ -24
• 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 13 ↓ -3
• 🇳🇴 Norway: 45 ↑ 4
• 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 265 ↑ 8
• 🇵🇹 Portugal: 639 ↓ -26
• 🇸🇪 Sweden: 35 ↑ 8
• 🇺🇸 United States: 191 ↓ -21

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