Norma
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mə
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
- 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
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin norma (“a carpenter's square”).
Proper noun edit
Norma
- (astronomy) An inconspicuous constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a carpenter's square. It lies south of the constellations Scorpius and Centaurus.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
constellation
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Anagrams edit
Cebuano edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Norma
- a female given name from Spanish
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Norma.
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Norma f
- 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 |
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From norma (“rule, norm”), itself from Latin nōrma, of the same meaning.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Norma f
- a female given name
Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Norma (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜋ)
- a female given name from Spanish