Nuria

NOO-ree-ah

Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan, Arabic

"place between the valleys; light"

Nuria Origin and Meaning

The name Nuria is a girl's name of Hebrew, Portuguese, Catalan origin meaning "place between the valleys; light".

Deriving from the Catalan title for the Virgin Mary, Nostra Senyora de Núria , meaning "Our Lady of Nuria", this distinctive name is a popular choice in Spain and Portugal.

Nuria is a Spanish sanctuary which houses a shrine and statue of the Virgin Mary, and in this instance, the name is derived from Basque, likely meaning "place between the valleys", via the word Norra.

The name has a more layered history however, as it is also used as an Arabic name as an elaboration of Nur, meaning "light", and might have some Hebrew origins too as a feminization of Nuri or Nuriel, meaning "my fire" and "fire/light of God".

Popularity of the name Nuria

• 1619 Nameberry 2025
• 97 Spain 2020

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Famous People Named Nuria

• Nuria Espert Spanish actress
• Nuria Llagostera Vives Spanish tennis player
• Nuria Bages Romo Mexican actress
• Nuria Fernández Spanish middle distance runner
• Nuria Rial Spanish operatic soprano
• Nuria Torray Spanish actress

The name Nuria in Pop Culture

• Nuria Bonfort character in Carlos Ruiz Zafon's The Shadow of the Wind