Noor (name)
| Nur | |
|---|---|
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| Pronunciation | [ˈnuːɾ] |
| Gender | Unisex |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Arabic |
| Meaning | light |
Nur (also spelled Noor, Nor, or Nour, Arabic: نور: Nūr IPA: [nuːr]) is a common Arabic unisex name meaning light.[1] An-Nur, meaning "the light" in Arabic.
In Norse mythology Nór is the founder king of Norway.
In Dutch and Flemish Noor can be a form of Eleonore cognate to the English name Eleanor, the first bearer of which was Eleanor of Aquitaine and is probably Occitan in origin.
Given name
Noor
- Noor Hassanali, former president of Trinidad and Tobago
- Noor Muhammad, Pakistani mathematician
- Noor Muhammad Butt, Pakistani nuclear physicist
- Noor Sabri, Iraqi footballer
- Queen Noor of Jordan, former Queen of Jordan
- Princess Noor Pahlavi, Iranian princess
- Noor Alam, Pakistani field hockey player
- Noor Bukhari, Pakistani actress
- Noor Inayat Khan, Indian born British SOE agent
- Noor Jehan, Pakistani singer and actress
Nour
- Nour El-Sherif, Egyptian actor
- Nour (Marian Farid Abi Habib), Lebanese actress,
- Nour El-Sayed, Egyptian footballer
- Nour Mhanna, Syrian singer
- Nour El Sherbini, Egyptian squash player
Nur
Politicians, statesmen, and royalty
- Nur ibn Mujahid (reigned 1550-1567), 16th-century Somali Emir of Harar
- Nur Bekri, high ranked Chinese politician
- Nur Alam, Indonesian governor of South East Sulawesi
- Nur Hassan Wirajuda, former Indonesian minister of foreign affairs
- Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra, Uighur Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic
- Nur Jahan, Mughal Empress
- Nur Devlet (reigned 1466-1469, 1475-1476), khan of the Crimean Khanate
Intellectuals
- Nur Yalman, Turkish anthropologist
- Nur Sutan Iskandar, Indonesian author
- Cak Nur, nickname of Nurcholish Madjid, a prominent Indonesian Muslim intellectual
- Nur Ali Elahi, Iranian philosopher, jurist and musician
Athletes
- Gamze Nur Yaman (born 1999), Turkish women's footballer
- Nur B. Ali, Pakistani-American racecar driver
- Nur Mustafa Gülen (born 1960), Turkish footballer and coach
- Nur Nurhan Çakmak, Turkish women's footballer
- Büşra Nur Tırıklı (born 1994), Turkish Paralympian discus thrower
- Efsane Nur Düzparmak (born 1997), Turkish women's footballer
- Merve Nur Eroğlu (born 1993), Turkish Paralympic archer
- Nur Atikah Nabilah, Singaporean gymnast
- Seda Nur İncik (born 2000), Turkish footballer
Other
- Nur Fettahoğlu, Turkish German actress
- Nur Sürer, Turkish actress
- Nur Hossain, Bangladeshi activist
- Nur Khan, Pakistan Air Force officer
Surname
- Mohamed Nur, American biologist and geneticist
- Mohammed Noor (born 1978), Saudi Arabian footballer
- Ayman Nour (born 1964), Egyptian politician
- Mariam Nour (born 1936), Lebanese television personality
- Omar Nour (born 1978), Egyptian triathlete
- Sabila Noor, Bangladeshi actress
- Shajal Noor, Bangladeshi actor
- Nur Ahmed Nur (born 1937), Afghan communist
- Rıza Nur (1879–1942), Turkish surgeon
- Yusuf Haji Nur, Somali politician
Fictional characters
- Nour El Deen Mahmoud Nour El Deen, a fictional character in Malaf Al Mostakbal series
- Nour, central character in spiritual Sufi text about the history of fire written by Ahmed El Bedawi; recently retold by Idries Shah
- Nour, young boy in J. M. G. Le Clézio's novel Désert (novel)
Arabic-based compound names with Nur as an element
- Nurullah, that is Nur Allah, meaning light of God
- Nur al-Din, that is Nur al-Din, meaning light of the religion/faith
- Noor ul-Haq, that is Nur al-Haqq, meaning light of the truth
- Nur ul-Huda, that is Nur al-Huda, meaning light of the guidance
- Nurul Islam, that is Nur al-Islam, meaning light of Islam
- Nuruzzaman, that is Nur al-Zaman, meaning light of the era
- Abdel Nour, that is Abd al-Nur, meaning servant of the light
- Nuri, meaning luminous or my light
- Núria is an Arabic Catalan girl's name, meaning light
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