Nora
See also: nora, norã, noră, and Nóra
English
Alternative forms
- Norah
Etymology
Short form of Eleanor or, rarely, of Honora.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔːrə/
- Rhymes: -ɔːrə
Proper noun
Nora
- A female given name.
Derived terms
- bloody Nora
- flaming Nora
- flipping Nora
Anagrams
- Arno, Aron, NRAO, Oran, roan
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnora]
Proper noun
Nora f
- A female given name, equivalent to English Nora
Danish
Etymology
Short form of Eleonora.
Proper noun
Nora
- A female given name.
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Proper noun
Nora f
- A female given name.
Related terms
- Noortje
Faroese
Proper noun
Nora f
- A female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Nora: Noruson
- daughter of Nora: Norudóttir
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Nora |
Accusative | Noru |
Dative | Noru |
Genitive | Noru |
German
Etymology
Short form of Eleonora / Eleonore.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnoːʀa]
Audio (Austria) (file) - Hyphenation: No‧ra
Proper noun
Nora
- A female given name.
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1792. Short form of Eleonora.
Proper noun
Nora f
- A female given name.
Related terms
- Leonora
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Nora was the only given name of 853 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Norwegian
Etymology
Mostly a diminutive form of Eleonora, but also interpreted as a feminine form of the Old Norse given name Nóri, as a personification of Norway.
Proper noun
Nora
- A female given name.
- 1879 Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem (Translated as A Doll's House by R. Farquharson Sharp), the closing lines:
- Nora! Nora! Tomt. Hun er ikke mer. Det vidunderligste — ?!
- Nora! Nora! Empty. She is gone. The most wonderful thing of all — ?
- Nora! Nora! Tomt. Hun er ikke mer. Det vidunderligste — ?!
- 1879 Henrik Ibsen, Et dukkehjem (Translated as A Doll's House by R. Farquharson Sharp), the closing lines:
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔra/
Proper noun
Nora f (genitive Nory, nominative plural Nory) declension pattern žena
- A female given name.
Declension
Declension of Nora
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | Nora | Nory |
genitive | Nory | Nôr |
dative | Nore | Norám |
accusative | Noru | Nory |
locative | Nore | Norách |
instrumental | Norou | Norami |
Further reading
- Nora in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
Swedish
Proper noun
Nora c (genitive Noras)
- A female given name, short form of Eleonora.
- A town in central Sweden, in the province Västmanland