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I am seriously considering using Magdalene for a middle name, after my great grandmother. However, the only meaning I can find is Biblical, and I was wondering if anyone had any further research on the name, anything not Bible-related.
I am also looking for a meaning for Nora, other than being the short form of Elenor. I haven't found a sufficient meaning for it.
Thanks so much!
I am also looking for a meaning for Nora, other than being the short form of Elenor. I haven't found a sufficient meaning for it.
Thanks so much!
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Magdalene wasn't a name in the origin. Mary Magdalene's real name was Miriam of Magdala, like I could be Claire of Paris (meaning that I was born and/or live in Paris).
Magdala:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09523a.htm
http://www.ancientroute.com/cities/Magdala.htm
Magdala:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09523a.htm
http://www.ancientroute.com/cities/Magdala.htm
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Magdalene means "of Magdala" as it says in the database entry (click hyperlink).
Nora does not have a meaning of its own - it is a former nickname for Eleanor, which has two possible meanings, either as an individual name or as a form of Helen (follow the Eleanor hyperlink for details).
Unfortunately, etymology is an inexact science, and we can't give a single, quick meaning for every name.
Another name which could take Nora as a nickname is Elanora, which is a place name in an Australian Aboriginal language (I think it means seashore but I can't remember!). The resemblance between Elanora and Eleanor is co-incidental.
:-)
Nora does not have a meaning of its own - it is a former nickname for Eleanor, which has two possible meanings, either as an individual name or as a form of Helen (follow the Eleanor hyperlink for details).
Unfortunately, etymology is an inexact science, and we can't give a single, quick meaning for every name.
Another name which could take Nora as a nickname is Elanora, which is a place name in an Australian Aboriginal language (I think it means seashore but I can't remember!). The resemblance between Elanora and Eleanor is co-incidental.
:-)
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Firstly, Greek and Latin are very different languages and a name can't just be Latin/Greek - it has to originate from one or the other.
Secondly, that is not what Nora means. That meaning is a garbled version of two possible sources for the name - Honora, meaning 'honour', and Eleanor, which as a version of Helen is sometimes given as meaning 'light'. It doesn't. It possibly means 'torch', and there are another couple of possible meanings. It is by no means certain that Eleanor comes from Helen, so that meaning for Nora is even more doubtful.
When you look at the hard evidence, the resemblance between Nora and Nor / Nur is clearly a co-incidence.
Click on any of the hyperlinks for more info :-)
Secondly, that is not what Nora means. That meaning is a garbled version of two possible sources for the name - Honora, meaning 'honour', and Eleanor, which as a version of Helen is sometimes given as meaning 'light'. It doesn't. It possibly means 'torch', and there are another couple of possible meanings. It is by no means certain that Eleanor comes from Helen, so that meaning for Nora is even more doubtful.
When you look at the hard evidence, the resemblance between Nora and Nor / Nur is clearly a co-incidence.
Click on any of the hyperlinks for more info :-)
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Eer, *etymological" not etimological
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