Nur

Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu, Bengali, Uyghur, Indonesian, Malay
Scripts نور(Arabic, Urdu) নূর(Bengali) نۇر(Uyghur Arabic)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈnuːr/(Arabic) /ˈnuɾ/(Turkish) /ˈnur/(Uyghur) /ˈnʊr/(Indonesian, Malay)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Means "light" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition النور (al-Nūr) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

Related Names

Rootnūr
VariantsNoor, Noora, Nora, Norah, Nour, Noura, Nura(Arabic) Noor(Urdu) Nor(Malay)
Other Languages & CulturesNuur(Somali) Nuru(Swahili)
User SubmissionNür

Popularity

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Entry updated October 6, 2024