Noor

Arabic; Dutch variation of Eleonora
"light"

Noor Origin and Meaning

The name Noor is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "light".

An interesting name associated with the elegant American-born Queen Noor of Jordan. Noor is very popular among modern Muslim parents around the world and is beginning to cross over, perhaps because of its simplicity and its resemblance to the stylish Western Nora. It appeared in the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2015.

# 792 in the US

Noor Rank in US Top 1000

# 1058 on Nameberry

Noor Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Noor Popularity

Famous People Named Noor

  • Noor (born Lisa Najeeb Halaby)
    American,born Queen consort of Hussein of Jordan
  • Noor
    un,Nissa, birth name of Katherine Aurora "Kitty" Kirkpatrick, English lover of Thomas Carlyle
  • Noor
    un,Nisa Inayat Khan, British World War II spy
  • Noor Bukhari
    Pakistani actress
  • Noor Jehan (born Allah Rakhi Wasai) aka Malika
    e,Tarannum, Pakistani singer and actress
  • Noor de Groot "Queen of Jetlags
    " Dutch vlogger, blogger and influencer
  • Noor Ahad Clifford
    (b. 2018) son of MSNBC anchor Yasmin Vossoughian

Noor in Pop Culture

  • Noore Najjar
    character in the game "Far Cry 4"
  • Noor Pradesh
    character from the "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" series by Ransom Riggs