Noor
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic نُور (nūr, “light”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔɹ/, /nʊ(ə)ɹ/
Proper noun
Noor
- A unisex given name from Arabic.
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
Noun
Noor (plural Nore, diminutive Noortjie)
Related terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /noːr/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Noor
- Rhymes: -oːr
Etymology 1
From Germanic, shortened from Noorman (“Norseman”), from German normand. Equivalent to noord (“north”) + man.[1]
Noun
Noor m (plural Noren, diminutive Noortje n, feminine Noorse)
- a Norwegian, member or descendant of the (Germanic) people of Norway
- (metonymic) something (originally or typically) Norwegian
- (obsolete) a Norseman, Nordic man, Scandinavian
Synonyms
- (Norseman): Noorman m
- (skates): Noorse schaats(en)
Derived terms
- Noors (adjective)
- Norenhertog m
Related terms
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
Synonyms
References
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “noor1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Estonian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoːr/, [ˈnoːr]
Proper noun
Noor (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- a surname