Núria
Núria ([ˈnuɾia]) is a Catalan girls' name taken from the Virgin of Núria, a Marian shrine located in the eponymous valley, the Vall de Núria. The name also occurs in Spanish without the accent as Nuria, given that the Spanish name of the valley is el valle de Nuria. The placename, Núria, is believed to be of Basque origin according to Joan Coromines, and related to the word Norra, a variant of Andorra, and meaning "place between valleys."[1]
The name has also been linked to the Arabic unisex name Nur (Arabic: نوريّة) meaning light. In Arabic, the name Nur can also be spelled as "Nuriyah".
The name, originally Mare de Déu de Núria, derives from Marian devotion to the Virgin of Nuria (Catalan Mare de Déu de Núria). The name is very popular in Catalonia, especially in the comarques of Ripollès—where the sanctuary is located in the municipality of Queralbs—Priorat, Pallars Jussà, Osona, Noguera, Conca de Barberà, and Cerdanya. In 2007 it was the 7th most common female name in Catalonia, with its most recent peak of popularity recorded in the decade of the 1970s.[2] The Saint's day is September 8, for Our Lady of Nuria.
People
- Núria Añó (1973, Lleida) Spanish writer and novelist
- Nuria Cabanillas (1980) Spanish rhythmic gymnast and Olympic champion
- Nuria Bages (1955, Monterrey) Mexican actress
- Nuria Benzal (1985) Spanish handball player
- Nuria Bermúdez (1980) Spanish football agent and actress
- Núria Camón (1978, Terrassa) Spanish field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.
- Nuria Domínguez (1974, Toronto) Canadian-born Spanish competition rower
- Núria Espert (1935, Barcelona) Spanish actress
- Nuria Fernández (1976, Lucerne, Switzerland) Spanish middle-distance runner
- Nuria Fernández Gómez, "Nuria Fergó," (Nerja, 1979) Spanish singer and actress
- Nuria González (1962, Málaga) Spanish actress
- Nuria Llagostera Vives (1980, Majorca) Spanish tennis player
- Núria Madruga (1980) Portuguese actress and model
- Nuria Martínez (1984) Spanish professional basketball player in the WNBA
- Nuria Moreno (1975, Madrid) Spanish field hockey player
- Nuria Olivé (1968, Barcelona) Spanish field hockey player
- Nuria Pomares (Madrid) Spanish ballet dancer
- Núria Rial (Spanish: Nuria Rial), Spanish soprano
- Nuria Torray (1934–2004) Spanish film, television, and theatre actress
- Nuria Zufía Spanish footballer
- Sinta Nuriyah (1948, Jombang Regency, Indonesia) wife of former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid and First Lady of Indonesia from 1999 to 2000
References
- ↑ "Núria: nom de fonts i topònim amb el número 7 a la llista" (PDF). Idescat (in Catalan). Idescat.
- ↑ Història del nom Núria, a l'Idescat.