Norma
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mə
Etymology 1[edit]
Coined name of an imaginary Celtic priestess in Bellini's opera Norma (1831). Sometimes explained as Latin norma (“pattern, model”), or as a feminine form of Norman.
Proper noun[edit]
Norma
- A female given name originating as a coinage.
- 1966, Agatha Christie, Third Girl, page 6:
- I wish I could remember that girl's Christian name. Something connected with a song...Thora? Speak to me, Thora, Thora, Thora. Something like that, or Myra? Myra, oh Myra my love is all for thee... Norma? Or do I mean Maritana? Norma - Norma Restarick. That's right, I'm sure.
Usage notes[edit]
- Popular in the U.S.A. in the 1930s.
Etymology 2[edit]
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin norma (“a carpenter's square”).
Proper noun[edit]
Norma
- (astronomy) An inconspicuous constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a carpenter's square. It lies south of the constellations Scorpius and Centaurus.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
constellation
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Anagrams[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English Norma, after the imaginary Celtic priestess in Bellini's opera Norma.
Proper noun[edit]
Norma
- a female given name from English
Quotations[edit]
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Norma.
Faroese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Norma f
- a female given name
Usage notes[edit]
Matronymics
- son of Norma: Normuson
- daughter of Norma: Normudóttir
Declension[edit]
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Norma |
Accusative | Normu |
Dative | Normu |
Genitive | Normu |
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Norma (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜋ)
- a female given name from English
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- Cebuano female given names
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