Nora
Nora Origin and Meaning
Nora is a lovely, refined name that conjures up images of Belle Epoch ladies in fur-trimmed coats skating in Central Park. Long seen as a quintessentially Irish name, Nora is a quietly stylish favorite tiptoeing up the popularity ladder.
Nora has two separate origin stories, as a derivative of both Honora and Eleanor. The Irish and Anglo-Norman version derives from Honora, based on the Latin word honor. The Hungarians spawned Nora as a short form of Eleonora, a variation of Eleanor.
One of Nora's most prominent contemporary namesakes is the late witty writer Nora Ephron. Other notable Noras are the independent Ibsen heroine of A Doll's House, and the female half of the witty Nick and Nora Charles duo, adding up to a most desirable choice.
It can also be spelled Norah, as in Norah Jones.
Nora Rank in US Top 1000
Nora Rank in Nameberry Top 1000
Nora Popularity
- 28US2022
- 14Nameberry2024
- 18Future2028
- 124England2021
- 172Scotland2022
- 97Ireland2023
- 87Australia2022
- 89France2022
- 34Germany2023
- 6Netherlands2023
- 46Spain2022
- 37Sweden2022
- 6Norway2023
- 8Denmark2022
- 9Belgium2022
- 8Switzerland2022
- 20Austria2022
- 84Bosnia and Herzegovina2022
- 37Croatia2022
- 17Canada2022
20 Names Similar to Nora
- Cora
- Eleanor
- Clara
- Charlotte
- Amelia
- Alice
- Hazel
- Audrey
- Stella
- Evelyn
- Lucy
- Claire
- Ivy
- Eloise
- Eliza
- Willa
- Jane
- Adelaide
- Iris
- Violet
Famous People Named Nora
- Nora FatehiIndian Actress and Dancer
- Nora EphronAmerican film director/producer
- Eleanor Marie "Nora" RobertsAmerican novelist
- Nora Louise Kuzmabirth name of American actress Traci Lords
- Nora EddingtonAmerican actress; wife of actor Errol Flynn
- Nora IstrefiAlbanian Kosovar singer
- Nora Alicia Oritz SalinasMexican actress
- Nora MiaoHong Kong actress
- Nora Connolly O'BrienIrish author and Senator
- Nora Barnaclewife and muse of novelist James Joyce
- Nora Lee Guthriedaughter of singer Woody Guthrie
- Nora ArnezederFrench actress
- Nora Janseninspiration for Alex Vause on TV's "Orange is the New Black"
- Nora Lum aka AwkwafinaAmerican rapper
- Nora Angela ZehetnerAmerican actress
- Nora VolkowMexican,American psychiatrist; great,granddaughter of Soviet leader Leon Trotsky
- Nora Aunor (born Nora Cabaltera Villamayor)Filipina actress
- Nora KirkpatrickAmerican actress and musician
- Nora Eloise DunnAmerican actress/comedienne
- Norberta Elisabeth Maria Assunta Josefine Georgine et omnes sancti "Nora" Princess of Liechtenstein, Dowager Marquesa de Mariño
- Nora Hewittmakeup artist and winner of Season 9 of "Face Off"
- Nora Ellis (b. 2004)daughter of actor Tom Ellis
- Nora Edman (b. 2008)daughter of footballer Erik Edman
- Nora Torres (b. 2009)daughter of Spanish footballer Fernando Torres
- Nora Kara Kennedy (b. 2013)daughter of American politician Patrick Kennedy
- Nora Holroyd (b. 2015)daughter of actors Allison Munn and Scott Holroyd
- Nora Elizabeth Egan (b. 2016)daughter of TV chef Kelsey Nixon and Robby Egan
- Nora Anne QuoirinBritish Irish,French schoolgirl that disappeared from hotel and found dead n Malaysia
Nora in Pop Culture
- Nora Allencharacter in DC Universe
- Nora Friescharacter in DC Universe
- Nora Arnoldcharacter in Enid Blyton's Secret Series
- Nora Bakereldest child in the "Cheaper by the Dozen" films
- Nora Bravermancharacter on TV's "Parenthood"
- Nora Charlesmain character in "The Thin Man" movies
- Nora Clarkcharacter in movie "Step Up"
- Nora Claytoncharacter on TV's "Revolution"
- Nora Dearlycharacter in "Dearly, Departed" series by Lia Habel
- Nora Durstcharacter on TV series "The Leftovers"
- Nora Estheimminor character in video game "Final Fantasy XIII"
- Nora Gainesboroughcharacter on TV series 'True Blood'
- Nora Grahamcharacter in "Ballet Teacher" by Lee Wyndham
- Nora Greycharacter in the "Hush Hush" saga by Becca Fitzpatrick
- Nora Helmercharacter in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House"
- Nora Montgomerycharacter on TV's "American Horror Story"
- Nora Sergeantcharacter on TV's "Being Human"
- Nora Thundermancharacter on animated series "The Thundermans"
- Nora Valkyriecharacter voiced by Samantha Ireland on web series "RWBY"
- Nora Walkermain character on TV's "Brothers and Sisters"
- Nora Hildegardcharacter on TV series "The Vampire Diaries"
- Noracharacter in the "St Clare" book series by Enid Blyton
- Noracharacter in the anime "Noragami"
- Noracharacter in Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs"
- Noracharacter in novel "The Nest"
- Nora Martinezcharacter in film "The Strain"
- The Noraa society in the video game "Horizon Zero Dawn"
- Nora Césairecharacter in the animated series "Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir"
- Nora de Laurentischaracter in The After Series by Anna Todd