Given name & surname · Bengali
নূর
“surrounded by light”·“a characteristic”·“woman of the light”
নূর (nur) is a unisex given name from Classical Persian, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Bengali.
BengaliWritten in Bengali script. In English: Nur.
Meaning & origin
What it means
নূর is Nur written in Bengali script. Nur is a variant of Noor. One Arabic interpretation is “surrounded by light.” Nur is a variant of Nura. Interpretations include “a characteristic” and “woman of the light” (Arabic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
নূর comes from Classical Persian, and ultimately from Arabic.
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How it developed
From Classical Persian نُور, from Arabic نُور; its root is Arabic ن و ر.
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নূর’s family of names
In Bengali usage, নূর shares a linguistic root with the Urdu form نور. In Bengali usage, নূর can be written in the Roman alphabet as Nur. In Bengali usage, নূর has a related form in নুর.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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