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Nora is a feminine given name. It mainly originates as a short form of Honora (also Honoria), a common Anglo-Norman name, ultimately derived from the Latin word Honor (with that meaning).[1] In Hungary, the name Nóra originates as a short form of Eleonóra.[2]
The Irish Nóra is likewise probably an Irish form of Honora. A diminutive form of Nóra is Nóirín; this name has numerous anglicised forms, such as: Norene and Norine.[3]
Nora has been among the most popular girl names in Norway in the 2000s, topping the list of most popular girl names in 2012.[4]
In Finnish and Arabic there is a given name Noora.
"Bloody Nora", "ruddy Nora" or "flaming Nora" is a British minced oath, not named after any real individual.[5]
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Notable people with the name include:
- Nora Arnezeder (born 1989), French actress and singer
- Nora Aunor (1953–2025), Filipina actress
- Norah Balls (1886–1980), British suffragette, women's rights campaigner, magistrate, councillor.
- Nora Barnacle (1884–1951), wife of author James Joyce
- Nora Berra (born 1963), French politician
- Nora Campos (born 1966), American politician
- Norah Carter (1881–1966), New Zealand photographer
- Nora Cortiñas (1930–2024), Argentine social psychologist, activist, human rights defender
- Nora Cullen (1905–1990), Argentine actress
- Nora Demleitner (born 1966), American law professor
- Nora Dunblane (1879–19??), American actress and writer
- Nora Dunn (born 1952), American actress and comedian
- Nora Ekberg, known as Little Sis Nora (born 1996), Swedish singer
- Norah Elam (1878–1961), Irish-born British suffragette
- Nora England (1946–2022), American linguist
- Nora Ephron (1941–2012), American writer
- Nora Fatehi (born 1992), Canadian-Moroccan dancer and actress
- Norah Flatley (born 2000), American artistic gymnast
- Nora Gal (1912–1991), Russian translator
- Nora Trueblood Gause (1851–1955), American humanitarian
- Norah Gibbons (1952–2020), Irish children's advocate and social worker
- Nora Gjakova (born 1992), Kosovo-Albanian judoka, Olympic champion
- Nora Gomringer (born 1980), German and Swiss poet and writer
- Nora Heysen (1911–2003), Australian artist
- Norah M. Holland (1876–1925), writer
- Nora Hood (c. 1836–1871), Aboriginal Australian religious figure
- Nora Ikstena (born 1969), Latvian writer
- Nora Istrefi (born 1986), Kosovo-Albanian singer
- Nora Iuga (born 1931), Romanian poet, writer and translator
- Nora Jenčušová (born 2002), Slovak road cyclist
- Norah Jones (born 1979), American singer
- Nora Kirkpatrick (born 1984), American actress
- Princess Nora of Liechtenstein (born 1950), Liechtenstein princess
- Nora Lum, known as Awkwafina (born 1988), American actress
- Nora McDermott (1927–2013), Canadian basketball and volleyball player, coach and physical education teacher
- Nora Mebarek (born 1972), French politician
- Nora Méndez (born 1969), Salvadoran poet
- Nora Miao (born 1952), Hong Kong actress
- Nora Newcombe (born 1951), Canadian psychologist
- Nora Nicholson (1892–1973), British actress
- Norah O'Donnell (born 1974), American journalist
- Nora Owen (born 1945), Irish politician and television presenter
- Nora Perry (1831–1896), American poet and writer
- Nora Perry (born 1954), British badminton player
- Nora Roberts (born 1950), American author
- Nora Salinas (born 1976), Mexican actress
- Nora Cate Schaeffer, American sociologist and survey statistician
- Nora Lawrence Smith (1885–1971), American newspaper publisher
- Nora Sun (1937–2011), American diplomat
- Nora Swinburne (1902–2000), British actress
- Nora Tschirner (born 1981), German actress
- Nora Volkow (born 1956), Mexican psychiatrist
- Nora Torulf (1903–1993), Swedish politician and author
- Nora Tynan O'Mahony (1866–1954), Irish poet and writer
- Nora W. Tyson (born 1956), American admiral
- Nora Waln (1895–1964), American writer
- Nora Wattie (1900–1994), Scottish public health medicine and ante-natal pioneer
- Norah Wilson (1901–1971), Australian Aboriginal community worker
- Nora Zehetner (born 1981), American actress
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- Arlind Nora (born 1980), Albanian footballer
- Pierre Nora (1931–2025), French historian
- Simon Nora (1921–2006), French politician
Fictional characters
- Nora from the film Pete's Dragon
- Nora from the anime Noragami
- Nora Allen from The Flash comic books
- Nora Allen (The Flash), Barry Allen's mother in the TV series The Flash
- Nora West-Allen, Barry and Iris' daughter in the TV series The Flash
- Nora Arendt in Spice and Wolf
- Nora the Arctic Fox Fairy, from the British book series Rainbow Magic (originally published as Anna the Arctic Fox Fairy)
- Nora from Cytus II
- Nora Baker, eldest daughter of 'The Bakers' in the film Cheaper by the Dozen
- Nora Batty, character on the British television series Last of the Summer Wine
- Nora Beady, character from the Barnyard franchise
- Nora Bing, haracter in Friends
- Nora Braverman, character in the Parenthood tv series
- Nora Charles, character in the Dashiell Hammett novel, The Thin Man
- Nora Carpenter, character in Final Destination 2
- Nora Clitheroe, from the play The Plough and the Stars
- Nora Darhk, character in Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow
- Nora Dershlit, a character from iCarly
- Nora Durst, a character from the American television series The Leftovers
- Nora Estheim, character in the video game Final Fantasy XIII
- Nora Fanshaw, in Marriage Story
- Nora Fries, character in DC Comics
- Nora Gainesborough, a character from True Blood
- Nora Grey, character in the Hush, Hush series of books by Becca Fitzpatrick
- Nora Hanen, character on the American television series One Life to Live
- Nora Harris, character in the video game The Last of Us Part II
- Nora, character in the television series The Last of Us
- Nora Helmer, character in A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
- Nora Holleran, character from the book and film Red, White & Royal Blue
- Nora of Kelmendi, legendary character in the Albanian folklore
- Nora Krank, a character in the film Christmas with the Kranks
- Nora Lewin, character on the American television series Law & Order
- Nora Mae Edwards, character in the movie Graverobbers
- Nora Reid, character on the television series The Wilds
- Noora Amalie Sætre, character in Norwegian TV show SKAM
- Nora Singh, character in the TV series The Muppets Mayhem
- Norah Stoakes, character in the Canadian young adult novel The Sky Is Falling
- Nora Thunderman, character in the TV show The Thundermans
- Nora Valkyrie from the animated web series RWBY
- Nora Wakeman, character in My Life as a Teenage Robot
- Nora Walker, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
- Nora Walker, character on the American television series Brothers & Sisters
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