Nora (1)

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Gender Feminine
Usage Irish, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Latvian, German, Dutch, Italian
Pronounced Pron. NAWR-ə(Irish, English)
 NO-ra(German)
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Meaning & History

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

Related Names

VariantsNóra, Norah(Irish) Elea, Ella, Elle, Ellie, Elly, Lenora, Lenore, Nell, Nelle, Norah, Leanora(English) Ellen, Noor, Noortje(Dutch) Leonora, Lora(Italian)
DiminutivesNóirín, Noreen, Norene(Irish) Nonie, Noreen, Norene(English) Lorita, Norina(Italian)
Other Languages & CulturesEnora(Breton) Eleonora(Bulgarian) Eleonoora, Ella, Elli, Nelli, Noora(Finnish) Aliénor, Eléonore, Enora(French) Eleonora(Greek) Eleonóra, Nóra(Hungarian) Honoria(Late Roman) Noor, Noortje(Limburgish) Alienòr(Occitan) Eleonora(Polish) Leonor(Portuguese) Eleonora, Nelli(Russian) Eilionoir, Eilidh(Scottish) Eleonóra(Slovak) Leonor(Spanish) Eleonora(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingNóra, Nora (2)
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Popularity

People think this name is

classic   natural   wholesome   refined   simple   serious   nerdy  

Name Days

Czech Republic: July 8
Estonia: July 8
Hungary: July 11 (as Nóra)
Latvia: June 12
Poland: February 12
Slovakia: August 31

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