Noor

See also: noor and nöör

English

Alternative forms

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


Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Noor.

Noun

Noor (plural Nore, diminutive Noortjie)

  1. Norwegian (person from Norway or of Norwegian descent)
    Synonym: Noorweër

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /noːr/
  • (file)
  • 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
See also

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

References

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

Estonian

Etymology

From noor (young).

Proper noun

Noor

  1. a surname
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