Noor

Noor

See also: noor and nöör

English

Alternative forms

• Nour

Etymology

From Arabic نُور‎ (nūr, “light”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔɹ/, /nʊ(ə)ɹ/

Proper noun

Noor

1. A female or male given name from Arabic.

Anagrams

• Noro, roon

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Noor.

Noun

Noor (plural Nore, diminutive Noortjie)

1. Norwegian (person from Norway or of Norwegian descent)

   Synonym: Noorweër

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noːr/

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• Hyphenation: Noor
• Rhymes: -oːr

Etymology 1

Germanic, shortened from Noorman (“Norseman”), from German normand. Equivalent to noord (“north”) + man.[1]

Noun

Noor m (plural Noren, diminutive Noortje n)

1. A Norwegian, member or descendant of the (Germanic) people of Norway
2. (metonymically) Something (originally or typically) Norwegian
   1. notably a type of skates - usually in the plural: Noren
3. (obsolete) A Norseman, Nordic man, Scandinavian

Synonyms

• (Norseman): Noorman m
• (skates): Noorse schaats(en)

Derived terms

• Noors (adjective)
• Norenhertog m

Related terms

• Noorweegs (Archaic adjective)
• Noorwegen n

See also

• Noords
• Noorman

Etymology 2

Shortening of Eleonoor, from Provençal Aliénor, perhaps of Arabic or Ancient Greek origin. Variant of Nora. More at Eleanor. Also see Aenor.

Proper noun

Noor f

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Nora (from Eleonora)

Synonyms

• Nora
• Nore

References

1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “noor1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

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Estonian

Etymology

From noor (“young”).

Proper noun

Noor

1. a surname