Nuria
NOO-ree-ah
Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan, Arabic
"place between the valleys; light"
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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".
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The name Nuria in Pop Culture
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