Nuri

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Nuri 1
Revisions 1. basic formatting
Gender Masculine
Usage Hebrew
Scripts נוּרי(Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Means "my fire" in Hebrew, derived from the Hebrew נוּר (nur) meaning "shining fire; light" and the possessive suffix י (i) meaning "my, mine".
Added 11/13/2008 by anonymous
Edited 11/28/2021 by Felie

Nuri 2
Revisions 1. basic formatting
Gender Feminine
Usage Catalan

Meaning & History

Diminutive of Núria.
Added 8/18/2016 by LMS
Edited 6/7/2018 by Evil

Nuri 3
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Masculine
Usage Abkhaz, Georgian
Scripts Нури(Abkhaz) ნური(Georgian)
Pronounced Pron. NOO-REE(Georgian)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Abkhaz and Georgian form of Nur. Also compare the related name Nuri meaning "my light", which is also a plausible etymology for this name.

This name is strictly masculine in both Abkhazia and Georgia (unlike Nur, which is unisex).
Added 11/7/2016 by HL
Edited 6/21/2020 by Lucille and HL

Nuri 4
Revisions 3. usages AND description are verified
Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Korean (Modern)
Scripts 누리(Korean Hangul)
Pronounced Pron. NOO-REE  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From obsolete native Korean 누리 (nuri) meaning "world," also coinciding with the word meaning "hail" and the stem of verb 누리다 (nurida) meaning "to enjoy."
Added 11/19/2017 by m4yb3_daijirou
Edited 6/3/2020 by m4yb3_daijirou and Mike C

See Also

Nuri