Norma

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See also: norma, normá, and normā

English

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Etymology 1

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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

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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
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  • Popular in the U.S.A. in the 1930s.

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

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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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Norma.

Proper noun

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Norma

  1. a female given name from Spanish

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:Norma.

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Norma f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Norma: Normuson
  • daughter of Norma: Normudóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Norma
Accusative Normu
Dative Normu
Genitive Normu

Spanish

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Etymology

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From norma (rule, norm), itself from Latin nōrma, of the same meaning.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnoɾma/ [ˈnoɾ.ma]
  • Rhymes: -oɾma
  • Syllabification: Nor‧ma

Proper noun

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Norma f

  1. a female given name

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish Norma.

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Norma (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜋ)

  1. a female given name from Spanish

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