Meaning of name Nora

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Meaning

The name Nora has the following meaning:

One who is honourable and has a good name and integrity.

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Nora as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby girl name, Nora is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 353 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Nora rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 19 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 197 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Nora in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Nora is pronounced as nor-uh

Origins

Nora originates from the English language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Nora and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Nora: Boys - Bradford, Burnell, Doane, Fate, Leamon, Mearl, Melvin, Nesbit, Rashawn, Stanley, Warren, Girls - Dicie, Ernestine, Frona, Jerilyn, Leatha, Luana, Matie, Nedra, Roxie, Versie, Both genders - Ethel

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Nora: Neorah, Noirin, Norabel, Norah, Noreen, Noreena, Norella, Norelle, Norena, Norene, Norina, Norine, Norissa, Norma, Normina, Norra, Norri

Style

We think the name Nora should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Nora to be: Serious and hardworking lady

In one word, you might describe Nora as a(n) "hardworking" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Nora (or its variants) are:

N�ra Hoffmann, born on 8 April, a famous athlete. N�ra Hoffmann's background: A Hungarian ice dancer. She competed with Attila Elek. They are five-time Hungarian national champions, two-time World Junior silver medalists, and recently placed 17th in Torino.

Nora Roberts, born on 10 October, a famous author. Nora Roberts's background: A bestselling American author of more than 150 romance novels. She was the first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame.

Nora Ephron, born on 19 May, a famous film director and producer. Nora Ephron's background: An American film director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, and blogger.