Nori

For people mentioning the seaweed Nori: it is easily distinguishable from the name Nori in Japanese, because it is written differently. Nori seaweed is 海苔、the name is 典 (or written with other kanji distinct from the sushi wrap).

Nori is also what they call the dry seaweed in Japanese cuisine.

It also means "dried seaweed" in Japanese (the one you can find in sushi).

"Nori" also tends to be part of a name rather than the full name itself. Here are some examples of meanings followed by some name examples:

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Kanji possibilities for "nori""
-tell everyone
-gather
-writings/book
-writings
-model
-virtue
-conform

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Girls' names:
Norie
Noriko
Norimi (rare)

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Boys' names:
Noriaki
Norizo
Norihisa
Norihiro
Norimasa
Noriyuki
Yoshinori
Motonori
Mitsunori
Michinori
Masanori
Fuminori
Hidenori
Hisanori
Tomonori
Tadanori
Takanori
Shigenori
Katsunori
Akinori

The word "nori" means "wants" in Lithuanian.