Given name

Noûr

“light”

Noûr is a feminine given name from Arabic, meaning “light.” It is used in French.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Noûr means “light.”

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Where it comes from

Noûr comes from Arabic.

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How it developed

From Arabic نُور (“light”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Noûr’s family of names

In French usage, Noûr has a related form in Nour. In French usage, Noûr has a related form in Nour.

Walk Noûr’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sibling ideas

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