Noor

Arabic; Dutch variation of Eleonora

"light"

Noor Origin and Meaning

The name Noor is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "light".

An interesting name associated with the elegant American-born Queen Noor of Jordan. Noor is very popular among modern Muslim parents around the world and is beginning to cross over, perhaps because of its simplicity and its resemblance to the stylish Western Nora. It appeared in the US Top 1000 for the first time in 2015.

Noor Rank in US Top 1000

# 792 in the US

Noor Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1265 on Nameberry

Noor Popularity

• 792 US 2023
• 1265 Nameberry 2024
• 147 Unisex 2023
• 724 Future 2028
• 227 England 2023
• 9 Netherlands 2023
• 31 Belgium 2023

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Famous People Named Noor

• Noor (born Lisa Najeeb Halaby) American,born Queen consort of Hussein of Jordan
• Noor un,Nissa, birth name of Katherine Aurora "Kitty" Kirkpatrick, English lover of Thomas Carlyle
• Noor un,Nisa Inayat Khan, British World War II spy
• Noor Bukhari Pakistani actress
• Noor Jehan (born Allah Rakhi Wasai) aka Malika e,Tarannum, Pakistani singer and actress
• Noor de Groot "Queen of Jetlags " Dutch vlogger, blogger and influencer
• Noor Ahad Clifford (b. 2018) son of MSNBC anchor Yasmin Vossoughian

Noor in Pop Culture

• Noore Najjar character in the game "Far Cry 4"
• Noor Pradesh character from the "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" series by Ransom Riggs