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".

# 201 in the US

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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

The name 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

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