Norma

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See also: norma, normá, and normā

English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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

  1. 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]

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Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin norma (a carpenter's square).

Proper noun[edit]

Norma

  1. (astronomy) An inconspicuous constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a carpenter's square. It lies south of the constellations Scorpius and Centaurus.
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Cebuano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English Norma, after the imaginary Celtic priestess in Bellini's opera Norma.

Proper noun[edit]

Norma

  1. a female given name from English

Quotations[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Norma.

Faroese[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Norma f

  1. 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]

Borrowed from English Norma.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: Nor‧ma
  • IPA(key): /ˈnoɾma/, [ˈnoɾ.mɐ]

Proper noun[edit]

Norma (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜋ)

  1. a female given name from English