Nurana

NOOR-ahn-uh

Azerbaijani, Arabic

"like light and radiance"

Nurana Origin and Meaning

The name Nurana is a girl's name meaning "like light and radiance".

A variation on the Arabic name Nouran, Nurana combines nur meaning "light, radiance" with the suffix -an meaning "of, like", to create a name symbolic of beauty, and, in Islamic tradition, of understanding faith to God.

Nurana is a familiar choice in Azerbaijan and made the Top 100 in 2015 and 2017. Notably borne by actress Nurana Bagiyeva, Nurana is also the name of a cosmetics company and two artificial islands in Bahrain.