Noor
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Arabic نُور (nūr, “light”).
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editProper noun
editNoor
- A unisex given name from Arabic.
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editAfrikaans
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editNoun
editNoor (plural Nore, diminutive Noortjie)
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editDutch
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editEtymology 1
editFrom Germanic, shortened from Noorman (“Norseman”), from German normand. Equivalent to noord (“north”) + man.[1]
Noun
editNoor 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
Synonyms
edit- (Norseman): Noorman m
- (skates): Noorse schaats(en)
Derived terms
edit- Noors (adjective)
- Norenhertog m
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editEtymology 2
editShortening of Eleonoor, from Provençal Aliénor, perhaps of Arabic or Ancient Greek origin. Variant of Nora. More at Eleanor. Also see Aenor.
Proper noun
editNoor f
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “noor1”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Estonian
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editProper noun
editNoor (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- a surname.
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