It is of English Greek and Latin origin and the meaning of Nora is light.
Nora common name. The first name Nóra has been assigned to. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Nora. Nora is just a letter or two away from Flora Dora and Cora.
Also used as an independent name. During the Middle Ages Nora was known as Honora. 141 rows The very popular name Nora was the 30th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.
Nora is the 257th most common name for women and the 496th most common overall. In Scotland Nora is often used as a feminine form of Norman. Nora gained the most popularity as a baby name.
It also has Italian German Irish Albanian Scandinavian Arabic and Baltic origins. One of Noras most prominent contemporary namesakes is the late witty writer Nora Ephron. Nora has been used in the United States ever since 1880 with over 161653 girls given the name in the past 200 years.
Nora can be traced to the Arabic word noor meaning light or to the English given name Honora meaning honor Famous real-life people named Nora Nora Ephron - American film directorproducer Eleanor Nora Roberts - American novelist. Nora has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 2 times and has reached the top hundred names 41 times. It can also be spelled Norah as in Norah Jones.
Short form Eleanora Greek light Honora Latin woman of honor and Leonora. We celebrate Nóra on June 25th. Noralong seen as a quintessentially Irish nameis a quietly stylish favorite tiptoeing up the popularity ladder.