Given name & surname

Nuora

“narrow strait”

Nuora is a surname, possibly from Old Swedish. It is used in Finnish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Nuora possibly goes back to Old Swedish nor, meaning “narrow strait.”

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Where it comes from

Nuora possibly comes from Old Swedish.

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How it developed

Possibly from Old Swedish nor (“narrow strait”).

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Nuora’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Nuora as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Swedish form Nor.

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

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Swedish

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Old High German

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Swedish

Tuura

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Swedish

Niinivirta

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Swedish

Näveri

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Swedish

Norlander

Norlander is a surname from Swedish.

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Swedish

Ragnara

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Swedish

Lyyra

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Sibling ideas

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