Norah Name Meaning & Origin
Norah
Origin of the name Nora:
A short form of any of the names containing the element -nora, Nora is also commonly bestowed as an independent given name.
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Norah and Rohan are anagrams of each other; they contain the same letters. The meaning of the name Norah is "honor" and it is the female version of the name "Noah"
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- Nicknames for Norah
Noree, Norie , Na-Na
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- Famous real-life people named Norah
Norah Jones, a pianist and singer-songwriter.
Norah O'Donnell, a correspondent for NBC news.- Norah in song, story & screen
"Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist", a 2008 film based upon the 2006 book by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan.
Norah Linton Meadows, one of the protagonists in the Billabong series by Mary Grant BruceA children's book named Noisy Norah. Written in 2001.