Noor
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Etymology edit
From Arabic نُور (nūr, “light”).
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Noor
- A unisex given name from Arabic.
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Noun edit
Noor (plural Nore, diminutive Noortjie)
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Etymology 1 edit
Germanic, shortened from Noorman (“Norseman”), from German normand. Equivalent to noord (“north”) + man.[1]
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Noor m (plural Noren, diminutive Noortje n, feminine Noorse)
- A Norwegian, member or descendant of the (Germanic) people of Norway
- (metonymically) Something (originally or typically) Norwegian
- (obsolete) A Norseman, Nordic man, Scandinavian
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- (Norseman): Noorman m
- (skates): Noorse schaats(en)
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- Noors (adjective)
- Norenhertog m
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Etymology 2 edit
Shortening of Eleonoor, from Provençal Aliénor, perhaps of Arabic or Ancient Greek origin. Variant of Nora. More at Eleanor. Also see Aenor.
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Noor f
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- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “noor1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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Noor (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- a surname.