Noor

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See also: noor and nöör

English

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Etymology

From Arabic نُور (nūr, “light”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɔɹ/, /nʊ(ə)ɹ/

Proper noun

Noor

  1. A unisex given name from Arabic.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

Inherited 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/
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  • Hyphenation: Noor
  • Rhymes: -oːr

Etymology 1

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

Noun

Noor m (plural Noren, diminutive Noortje n, feminine Noorse)

  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
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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)
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References

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

Estonian

Etymology

From noor (“young”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Noor (genitive , partitive )

  1. a surname.
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