Nuri

noor-ee

Arabic or Hebrew

"light or my fire"

Nuri Origin and Meaning

The name Nuri is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "light or my fire".

A name used in the Middle East but that could easily work in the US. As a girls' name, Nuri can also be a short form of Nuria. It was chosen by Christy Lefteri for the protagonist of her novel, The Beekeeper of Aleppo which may have familiarized people with the name.

Popularity of the name Nuri

• 1519 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Nuri

• Nuri Pasha al Said, 7th Prime Minister of Iraq
• Nuri Şahin Turkish footballer
• Nuri Badran (born 1943) Iraqi Minister of the Interior
• Nuri Berköz (1889–1975) Azerbaijani general
• Nuri Boytorun (1908–1988) Turkish Olympic wrestler
• Nuri Bilge Ceylan (born 1959) Turkish filmmaker
• Nuri Demirağ (1886–1957) Turkish industrialist
• Nuri Killigil (1881–1949) general in the Ottoman army