Nora
Also spelled: Norah
Usually a girl's name
- Meaning
- A short form of Honora (Latin 'honor') or of Eleanor and Leonora Well attested
Often said to mean 'light'; the sources give a short form of these names.
- Origin
- Irish and English, a short form
- Popularity
US 2025: #20 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #75
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.