The first name Nora is of Scottish, English, French, Irish, Italian, Celtic, Latin, Greek, Hebrew origin. It is often a girl name. It has the following meaning(s):

Scottish: A Feminine Form of Norman (Norseman, Man from the North). Vairiations: Norah. (Nor-ah)

English: Abbreviation of Eleanora 'Light' and Honora 'Honor. '

French: Diminutive of Eleanora: a Variant of Eleanor, Derived from the Greek Helen

Irish: Diminutive of Honor

Italian: Diminutive of Leonora: Light. Diminutive of Eleanora

Celtic: Honor (Eleanor, Noreen, Norene)

Latin: Honour

Greek: Light

Hebrew: Light

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Honorata  (Latin)
Honor

Honoratas  (Spanish)
Honor

Honorato  (Latin)
Honor

Honorato  (Spanish)
Honor

Honoria  (Latin)
Honorable (Honor, Honora)

Jerrica  (American)
Honorable One Who Rules by the Spear

Jochebed  (Biblical)
Glorious, Honorable

Lenora  (Spanish)
From the Name Leona

Lenora  (Russian)
Light

Lenora  (English)
Shining Light. Variant of Eleanor

Leonora  (Greek)
Light

Leonora  (Italian)
Light. Diminutive of Eleanora. Famous Bearer: Leonora Was the Heroine of Beethoven's Opera Fidelio

Leonora  (Greek)
Light. Variant of Helen. in Mythology the Abduction of Zeus's Mortal Daughter Helen Sparked the Trojan War

Leonora  (Spanish)
Spanish Form of Eleanor: Light

Leonora  (French)
Variant of Eleanor, from Helen

Leonora  (English)
Variant of Helen. in Mythology the Abduction of Zeus's Mortal Daughter Helen Sparked the Trojan War

Makarim  (Muslim)
Of Good and Honorable Character

Manorama  (Indian)
attractive, beautiful

Manorama  (Hindu)
Attractive, Beautiful

Manoranjan  (Hindu)
Amusing Person

Manoranjan  (Indian)
one who pleases the mind

Manorath  (Hindu)
A Yearning, a Desire

Menora  (Hebrew)
Candelabra

Nabil  (Islamic)
Noble, Honorable

Nicanora  (Spanish)
Victorious Army

Norabel  (English)
Abbreviation of Eleanora 'Light' and Honora 'Honor. '

Norah  (French)
Diminutive of Eleanora: a Variant of Eleanor, Derived from the Greek Helen

Norah  (Italian)
Diminutive of Leonora: Light. Diminutive of Eleanora

Norah  (Celtic/Gaelic)
Form of Nora

Norah  (Latin)
Honour

Norah  (Greek)
Light

Norah  (Hebrew)
Light

Norah  (Irish)
Variant of Nora: Diminutive of Honor

Noreen  (Irish)
Variant of Nora: Light; Honor

Noreena  (Irish)
Variant of Nora: Light; Honor

Onora  (Gaelic)
Honor

Onora  (Irish)
Honor

Raedanoran  (English)
From the Red Shore

Snora  (Norse)
Wife of Karl

Sonora  (Spanish)
Pleasant Sounding

Taka  (Japanese)
Tall, Honorable, Falcon (Takako)

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