Nora (name)

Nora or Norah is an Italian, English and Irish and scandinavian feminine personal name. It mainly originates as a short form of Honora (also Honoria), a common Anglo-Norman name, ultimately derived from the Latin word Honor (with that meaning).[1] In other European use the name may also originate as a short form of Eleonora or Eleanor.[2]

The Irish Nóra is likewise probably an Irish form of Honora. A less-likely derivation of this Irish name is from the Irish Fionnualla. A diminutive form of Nóra is Nóirin; this name has numerous Anglicised forms, such as: Noreen, Norene, and Norine.[3]

Nora has been among the most popular girl names in Norway in the 2000s, topping the list of most popular girl names in 2012.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Withycombe, E. G. (1976). The Concise Dictionary of English Christian Names. Omega Books.
  2. ↑ Drosdowski, Günther (1974). Lexikon der Vornamen. Duden.
  3. ↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 353, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
  4. ↑ Elisabeth Rodum (23 January 2013) Nora og Lucas mest populære Aftenposten