Nora

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Nora originates as a shortened version of names ending in “nora,” such as the Irish “Honora” meaning “honor” or the Greek “Eleanora” meaning “light,” “torch” or “bright” Additionally, Nora is a Scottish female version of the name “Norman” meaning “Norseman” or “man from the north” deriving from the Germanic “Nordman,” which is a combination of “nord” meaning “north” and “man” meaning “man.” In modern times, Nora is bestowed as a given first name in its own right.

POPULARITY

According to the 1990 United States Census ^[1], Nora ranked as the 266th most popular female first name and the 27,316th most popular last name. In the United States, the name ranked in the Top 1,000 most popular girls' names every decade since 1880.

According to the Social Security Administration ^[1], in the 21st century, the name Nora ranked in the Top 600 most popular girls' names every year from 2000 (501st) through 2006 (245th).

United States Popularity of the girl's name Nora in the 21st Century:

• Year: 2006 Rank:245th
• Year: 2005 Rank:276th
• Year: 2004 Rank:306th
• Year: 2003 Rank:367th
• Year: 2002 Rank:468th
• Year: 2001 Rank:450th
• Year: 2000 Rank:501st

According to the Social Security Administration ^[1], in the 21st century, the variant name Norah ranked in the Top 900 most popular girls' names each year from 2003 (816th) through 2006 (513th).

United States Popularity of the girl's name Nora in the 21st Century:

• Year: 2006 Rank:513th
• Year: 2005 Rank:524th
• Year: 2004 Rank:589th
• Year: 2003 Rank:816th

In 2007, the popularity of the girl’s name Nora ranked 36th in Sweden.

FACTS

• Days are celebrated in honor of the name Nora in Poland (February 12th), Latvia (June 12th), the Czech Republic (July 8th), Estonia (July 8th), Hungary (July 11th) and Slovakia (August 31st). ^[1]
• “Nora” is a name given to locations in Illinios and Nebraska, USA.
• “Nora” is a name given to babies of celebrities Gwendolyn Brooks and Ossie Davis. ^[1]

NAMESAKES

• “Nora Helmer” is the heroine of the play “A Doll's House” written by Henrik Ibsen in 1879, in which Nora is treated like a child by her husband, Torvald. ^[1]
• “Nora” is the title of a 2000 dramatic movie based on a romantic pursuit of James Joyce, portrayed by Ewan McGregor, who courts an Irish woman named Nora Barnacle played by Susan Lynch. ^[1]

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Nora Ephron – American author and screenwriter who was nominated for three Academy Awards (Oscars) for “Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen” for the 1983 movie “Silkwood,” for “Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen” for the 1989 romantic comedy “When Harry Met Sally...” and for “Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen” for the 1993 romantic comedy “Sleepless in Seattle.” ^[1]
• Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar) – American singer and songwriter who won Grammy Awards for “Album Of The Year” for “Come Away With Me” in 2002, for “Record Of The Year” for “Don't Know Why” in 2002, for “Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals” and “Record Of The Year” for “Here We Go Again” in 2004and for “Best Female Pop Vocal Performance” for “Sunrise” in 2004. ^[1]

NOTES

OTHER NORA'S

Nora Smith, Nora Johnson, Nora Jones, Nora Brown, Nora Davis, Nora Miller, Nora Wilson, Nora Moore, Nora Taylor, Nora Abenojar, Nora Alquraishi, Nora Auble, Nora Aubrey, Nora Aucar, Nora Malik, Nora Aberle, Nora Aboulhosn, Nora Apelchuka, Nora Ilagan, Nora Ilah, Nora Abbey, Nora Abel, Nora Abernathy, Nora Abrams, Nora Abejon, Nora Abessinio, Nora Afify, Nora Aanonsen, Nora Aargon, Nora Aaron, Nora Abadie, Nora Abadin, Nora Abat, Nora Abaunza, Nora Abb, Nora Abbas, Nora Abbasi, Nora Abboreno, Nora Abbott, Nora Abbou, Nora Abdalla, Nora Abdelgawad, Nora Abdelhadi, Nora Abdelhamid, Nora Abdelnaby, Nora Abdelnur, Nora Abdelsayed, Nora Abdin, Nora Abdoun, Nora Abdul, More results

Author: Rich Kachold