Norah

English, Arabic

"woman of honor, light"

Norah Origin and Meaning

The name Norah is a girl's name meaning "woman of honor, light".

The skyrocketing success of singer Norah Jones brought this spelling of the name onto the pop charts in 2003. As well as being a spelling variant of Nora in English, it's also an alternative transcription of the Arabic name Nura, from Nur/Noor "light".

Norah Rank in US Top 1000

# 201 in the US

Norah Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 645 on Nameberry

Norah Popularity

• 201 US 2023
• 645 Nameberry 2024
• 82 Canada 2022
• 84 Future 2028
• 270 England 2021
• 178 Scotland 2023
• 72 Netherlands 2023
• 100 Belgium 2019

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Famous People Named Norah

• Norah Jones (born Geetali Norah Shankar) American singer,songwriter
• Norah Morahan O’Donnell American TV journalist
• Norah O'Neill American pilot
• Norah Royce (Turner) Docker Lady Docker, English socialite
• Norah Margaret Ruth Cordner James English novelist
• Norah Irene Flatley American gymnast
• Norah Müller (b. 2004) daughter of Swiss footballer Patrick Müller
• Norah Eaves (b. 2010) daughter of ice hockey player Patrick Eaves
• Norah Smith (b. 2008) daughter of reality TV personality Matt Smith

Norah in Pop Culture

• Norah Silverberg character in film "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist"
• Norah O'More character in G. A. Henty's "Won by the Sword"
• Norah Stoakes character in "The Sky is Falling" by Kit Pearson