Nuri
Arabic or Hebrew
"light or my fire"Share
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Updated Wed Apr 17 2024
Nuri Origin and Meaning
The name Nuri is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "light or my fire".
A name used in the Middle East but that could easily work in the US. As a girls' name, Nuri can also be a short form of Nuria.
Nuri Popularity
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Famous People Named Nuri
- Nuri Pasha alSaid, 7th Prime Minister of Iraq
- Nuri ŞahinTurkish footballer
- Nuri Badran (born 1943)Iraqi Minister of the Interior
- Nuri Berköz (1889–1975)Azerbaijani general
- Nuri Boytorun (1908–1988)Turkish Olympic wrestler
- Nuri Bilge Ceylan (born 1959)Turkish filmmaker
- Nuri Demirağ (1886–1957)Turkish industrialist
- Nuri Killigil (1881–1949)general in the Ottoman army