Noor

See also: noor and nöör

English

Etymology

From Arabic نُور‎ (nūr, “light”).

Proper noun

Noor

  1. A female or male given name of Arabic origin.

Anagrams

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -oːr

Etymology 1

Germanic, plausibly from Noorman 'Norseman'

Noun

Noor m (plural Noren, diminutive Noortje n)

  1. A Norwegian, member or descendant of the (Germanic) people of Norway
  2. (metonymically) Something (originally or typically) Norwegian
    1. notably a type of skates - usually in the plural: Noren
  3. (obsolete) A Norseman, Nordic man, Scandinavian
Synonyms
  • (Norseman): Noorman m
  • (skates): Noorse schaats(en)
Derived terms
  • Noors (adjective)
  • Norenhertog m
See also

Etymology 2

shortening of Eleonoor, from Provençal Aliénor, perhaps of Arabic or Greek origin

Proper noun

Noor f

  1. A female given name, equivalent to English Nora (from Eleonora)
Synonyms
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