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Comments for NORA:
On some websites giving the meaning of a name, it says that Nora means 'light' and is Greek.-- doodlebug 5/27/2005
Nóinín (NO-neen), which means "daisy," is another pet form of Nora; consequently, Nora is sometimes anglicized as Daisy.-- Jenna R 7/23/2005
Nora can't be "anglisized" as Daisy because Nora is an English name too.-- frangg23 11/15/2005
You'd be surprised how things are Anglicised. Sometimes they bear little resemblance to the original. I don't think it was an English name originally, but was taken from the Irish nickname. Even so, there are Irish names closely related to English names that are Anglicised to something totally different.-- apollonia 5/26/2007
It also comes from the Spanish word "noria", which means water fountain. In the meaning of the name it is "fountain of purity".-- frangg23 11/15/2005
Nora Helmer, the main character of Henrik Ibsen's play "A Doll House," is one famous bearer. Through the course of the play, she begins a naive, silly woman happy with her life and becomes a woman who needs to free herself from the life she's living.-- WeloveyouJesseLacey 11/21/2005
Nora Barnacle was the lover, companion, inspiration and eventually wife of author James Joyce.-- Anonymous User 12/20/2005
Nora Dunn is an Irish-American actress and comedienne best known for her work on NBC's Saturday Night Live.-- Anonymous User 1/23/2006
A gorgeous name! I love the combo Nora Violet, and Norah is a favorite as well.-- lulee girl 3/10/2006
My daughter's middle name is Nora - primarily after her great aunt Eleanore. It's a great way to name her after a special person without the old sounding name.-- holly14 5/13/2006
I love this name. This was the name of my great grnadmother and it is very pretty!-- Cassidy 5/20/2006
Nora means "stray" in Japanese and it is used for a stray cat or a stray dog. So, the name is a bit funny to me, I prefer Eleanor to it.-- pocho-mole 6/20/2006
Nora is a very pretty name and an easy name to grow up with. I like either Nora or Norah.-- Anonymous User 7/14/2006
Famous bearer: Nora Ephron, film director ('Sleepless In Seattle', 'You've Got Mail').-- reservoirdoll1987 7/26/2006
Nora is also an Arabic name. The feminine of Noor which means light in Arabic. It's also very common throughout Arabia.-- xarious 8/12/2006
Listen to the German pronunciation of Nora here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.-- _satu_ 9/3/2006
A famous bearer is Irish film and television actress Nora Jane Noone (born 8 March 1984). She has starred in several British movies and television shows, including "The Descent" (2005) and "Coronation Street" (2005), along with "Ella Enchanted" (2004).-- AndrewJKD 9/19/2006
Nora was very popular from the 1880's until the 1900's and started to drop in usage and popularity in 1910. In the year 2000 it began to grow again in popularity and usage. The spelling Norah didn't appear on the top 1000 list until 2000.-- Anonymous User 9/25/2006
Nora is also a Hebrew name meaning "The awesomeness of God".-- nisacoff 11/26/2006
There is an author named Nora Roberts who also uses the pseudonym JD Robb.-- Anonymous User 11/28/2006
Nora Charles is the lead female character from The Thin Man series.-- Morninglory379 1/26/2007
I love the name Nora. Partial to Nora without an h since my name is Tara without an h. But I don't know. Maybe I would name my kid Nora or have it her middle name. Also, I don't like the name Eleanor, I hate it. So I wouldn't name them Eleanor short for Nora.-- roxhai 3/6/2007
I think it's a pretty name.-- Martha Gold 3/27/2007
This is my sister's name, and a very pretty one at that.-- Martha Gold 5/31/2007
It sounds quite cool, but the full version "Eleanor" is ugly.-- Reggy 7/8/2007
Nora Fris is the wife of Viktor Fris (AKA Mr. Freeze) from the Batman comic book series.-- Anonymous User 8/3/2007
I found Nora after reading the Ibsen play and it's growing on me. This is really shallow, but I feel like a pretty girl could pull it off, but on a plain or unattractive girl it would sound clunky and make her seem less feminine. Like I said, it's growing on me, but I don't really like Eleanor or Honora.-- Katheros 11/14/2007
I used to love the name Nora, but then my mom started reading Nora Roberts and the name sort of diminished for me. Of course if that is all it takes to sway my affections, then I'm not sure I could ever have really liked it truly. I much prefer Eleanor, which is one of my favorite names. Out of all the mean old ladies with this name nothing has made me second guess how amazing it is, so I'm pretty sure I'm safe.-- livieluvbug 12/2/2007
Famous artist Nora DeBolt bears this name.-- Anonymous User 12/6/2007
Nora is Hebrew for awesomeness (not necessarily of G-d)
Could also be related to noire, French for black
Could be used as a nickname for Leonora.-- Luanna 1/19/2008
Character, Nora Walker: mother in hit television series Brothers & Sisters.-- Anonymous User 10/1/2008
The protagonist of Patricia Reilly Giff's novel, "Nory Ryan's Song" is Nora - nickname Nory.-- WilderThanBridget 10/22/2008
This name is also used in the Netherlands and Italy.-- renee06 11/20/2008
'Nora' is the Portuguese word for 'daughter-in-law'.
It is a lovely name though.-- NessCortese 2/28/2009
The N is hard to pronounce. You end up saying Laura.-- Anonymous User 5/30/2009
I always thought this name sounded a bit dowdy. I guess I'm in the minority with that impression.-- Anonymous User 7/24/2009
I think it is a very pretty name.-- JillianNora 12/6/2009
A famous bearer of this name is Nora Batty (played on-screen by the late Kathy Staff, 12 July 1928 - 13 December 2008), a well-known character from the British comedy series Last of the Summer Wine, which is set in a typical small Yorkshire town in the north of England. Due to this, I think this is a really lovely and characterful name. :)-- walesgal92 1/16/2010
Nora Jones contemporary Jazz singer, daughter of Ravi Shankar great sitar player.-- Anonymous User 3/12/2010
"Bloody Nora" is a British expression signaling surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom or frustration.
It is a corruption of "flaming horror", which soon became "flaming Nora", and was then intensifed to bloody Nora.-- SandSea 3/23/2010
English author and journalist Nora Beloff.-- Just Jonquil 5/18/2010
It's a pretty name, and I especially like it as a middle name. I used to prefer it with an h at the end, but now I think the h is redundant.
Nora Charles in "The Thin Man" series is an especially strong and elegant - if fictional - namesake.
I'd consider Nora for a daughter.-- Just Jonquil 5/18/2010
I prefer Nora with an H. It just doesn't seem complete without it.
I loved this name originally, but then Norah Silverburg from Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist had me positively smitten with the smart, pessimistic, low-self-esteemed beauty Kat Dennings, who played the incredibly relateable Norah.
This name imparts a hint of pessimism, a hint of romance, and a softly feminine warmth.-- DaphneSusan 8/27/2010
Nora isn't necessarily a short form of another name, my name is Nora but just by itself there is no long form of it.-- noribori 10/23/2010
Nora is my mother's name. My mom is very artistic, paints and writes poetry. I tend to view the name as artistic and passionate, not dowdy. I like that it has an old feel, much better than the cheap and tawdry feel of the Keely, Caylee, Riely mess.-- Ursa_Minor 5/30/2011
My middle name is Nora. I think it's cute.-- Norabean 6/5/2011
Nora is in Slovene language adjective (feminine gender) that means 'mad, crazy'.-- ursa 7/4/2011
Nora is kind of cute. I think it could work for a younger girl or an adult.-- GibsonGirl 8/18/2011
Nora Grey is the main character in Becca Fitzpatrick's book `Hush Hush' and `Crescendo'. I hated this name, but now I quite like it, it's really cute:)
P.S: Hush Hush Is a good book, worth reading.-- Grace_Scarlette 10/7/2011
Ugh, just the worst name ever.-- theloneranger 4/25/2012
Literally the worst name of all time.-- theloneranger 4/25/2012
most amazing name ever!-- themoreloneranger 4/25/2012
This name is also used in Dutch and Limburgish. For The Netherlands as a whole, Nora is now in the top 100 (as you can check yourself in your own popularity statistics for The Netherlands). For many decades, it used to be a rare name in the country as a whole, but it has been steadily climbing in popularity since 1998. It reached the 62nd place in 2011, which is the most popular that Nora has ever been here so far.-- Lucille 5/25/2012
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