Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Nora

NORA

GENDER: Feminine

PRONOUNCED: NAWR-ə (English), NO-rah (German) [key]

Meaning & History

Short form of HONORA or ELEANOR. Henrik Ibsen used it for a character in his play 'A Doll's House' (1879).

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VARIANTS: Nóra, Norah (Irish), Lenora, Elea, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Leanora, Lenore, Nell, Nelle, Norah (English), Ellen, Noor, Noortje (Dutch), Leonora, Lora (Italian)

DIMINUTIVES: Nóirín, Noreen, Norene (Irish), Nonie, Noreen, Norene (English), Lorita, Norina (Italian)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Elli, Noora (Finnish), Eilidh (Scottish)

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