Noor

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See also: noor and nöör

English

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Etymology

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From Arabic نُور (nūr, light).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nɔɹ/, /nʊ(ə)ɹ/

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Noor

  1. A unisex given name from Arabic.

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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Inherited from Dutch Noor.

Noun

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Noor (plural Nore, diminutive Noortjie)

  1. Norwegian (person from Norway or of Norwegian descent)
    Synonym: Noorweër
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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /noːr/
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  • Hyphenation: Noor
  • Rhymes: -oːr

Etymology 1

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From Germanic, shortened from Noorman (Norseman), from German normand. Equivalent to noord (north) + man.[1]

Noun

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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

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Shortening of Eleonoor, from Provençal Aliénor, perhaps of Arabic or Ancient Greek origin. Variant of Nora. More at Eleanor. Also see Aenor.

Proper noun

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Noor f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Nora (from Eleonora)
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References

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

Estonian

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Etymology

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From noor (young).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnoːr/, [ˈnoːr]

Proper noun

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Noor (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. a surname.