Noor (name)

Noor

A representation of the name Noor

Pronunciation| [ˈnuːɾ]
Gender| Unisex
Origin
Word/name| Arabic
Meaning| "light"

Noor (also spelt Nur, Nor, or Nour, Arabic: نور: Nūr IPA: [nuːr]) is a common Arabic male or feminine given name meaning "light", from the Arabic al-Nur (النور). Variants include Noora, Nora, Norah, Noura, and Nura [1] It is also used as a surname.

## Given name

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### Noor

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* Queen Noor of Jordan (born 1951), former Queen of Jordan
* Mohamed Noor bin Shamsuddin (born 1967), Malaysian actor
* Noor Abuarafeh (born 1986), Palestinian artist
* Noor Ahmad (born 2005), Afghan cricketer
* Noor Aishah binti Mohammad Salim (1933-2025), Singaporean activist and scouting leader, spouse of the president
* Noor Alam (1929–2003), Pakistani field hockey player
* Princess Noor bint Asem (born 1982), of the Jordanian Royal Family
* Nour Belkhiria (born 1995), a Tunisian-Canadian actress from Montreal, Quebec
* Noor Bukhari (born 1976), Pakistani actress
* Noor Muhammad Butt (born 1936), Pakistani nuclear physicist
* S.H.M.B Noor Chowdhury (born 1946), Bangladesh Army officer
* Noor van Crevel (1929–2019), Dutch social worker and political lesbian activist
* Noor Dean (born 1946), Indo-Fijian lawyer
* Noor Islam Dawar (died 2021), Pakistani Pashtun human rights activist
* Noor Hassanali (1918–2006), former president of Trinidad and Tobago
* Noor Jehan (1926–2000), Pakistani singer and actress
* Noor Inayat Khan (1914–1944), Indian born British SOE agent
* Noor Askuzaimey Mat Salim (born 1985), Malaysian boccia player
* Princess Noor Pahlavi (born 1992), Iranian princess
* Noor Sabri (born 1984), Iraqi footballer
* Noor Tagouri (born 1993), American journalist and activist

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* Nour (Marian Farid Abi Habib) (born 1977), Lebanese actress
* Nour El-Sherif (1946–2015), Egyptian actor
* Nour El-Sayed (born 1984), Egyptian footballer
* Nour Mansour (born 1989), Lebanese footballer
* Nour Mhanna, Syrian singer
* Nour Ardakani (born 2001), Lebanese singer and dancer

### Nur

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Politicians, statesmen, and royalty

* Nur ibn Mujahid (died 1567), 16th-century Somali Emir of Harar
* Sultan Nur Ahmed Aman (1841-1907), leader of the Habr Yunis clan
* Nur Bekri (born 1961), high ranked Chinese politician
* Nur Alam (born 1967), Indonesian governor of South East Sulawesi
* Nur Hassan Wirajuda (born 1948), former Indonesian minister of foreign affairs
* Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra (died 1934), Uighur Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic
* Nur Jahan (1577-1645), Mughal Empress
* Nur Devlet (died 1503), khan of the Crimean Khanate
* Nur Matan Abdi, Somali politician and military commander
* Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (born 1940), first President of Kazakhstan
* Musa Nur Amin, Somali politician

Intellectuals

* Nur Yalman, Turkish anthropologist
* Cak Nur (1939-2005), the nickname of Nurcholish Madjid, a prominent Indonesian Muslim intellectual
* Nur Ali Elahi (1895-1974), Iranian philosopher, jurist, and musician

Sportspeople

* Cansu Nur Kaya (born 2000), Turkish footballer
* Esma Nur Çakmak (born 2004), Turkish arm wrestler
* Gamze Nur Yaman (born 1999), Turkish footballer
* Nur B. Ali (born 1974), Pakistani-American racecar driver
* Nur Banu Özpak (born 1996), Turkish sport shooter
* Nur Mustafa Gülen (born 1960), Turkish footballer and coach
* Nur Nurhan Çakmak (born 1981), Turkish women's footballer
* Büşra Nur Tırıklı (born 1994), Turkish Paralympian discus thrower
* Merve Nur Eroğlu (born 1993), Turkish Paralympic archer
* Nur Atikah Nabilah (born 1991), Singaporean gymnast
* Seda Nur İncik (born 2000), Turkish footballer
* Şeyma Nur Emeksiz Bacaksız (born 1993), Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner

Others

* Nur Batur (born 1952), Turkish journalist
* Nur Fettahoğlu (born 1980), Turkish German actress
* Nur Sürer (born 1954), Turkish actress
* Nur Hossain (1961-1987), Bangladeshi activist
* Nur Khan (1923-2011), Pakistan Air Force officer

## Surname

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* Alexis Nour (1877–1940), Romanian journalist, activist, and essayist
* Ayman Nour (born 1964), Egyptian politician
* Meraj Khalid Noor, Indian politician
* Mohamed Noor, American biologist and geneticist
* Mohammad Noor (1901–1979), Indonesian politician
* Mohammed Noor (born 1978), Saudi Arabian footballer
* Muhammad Noor (born 1925), Indian footballer
* Farah Nur (1862–1932), Somali poet and warrior
* Mariam Nour (born 1936), Lebanese television personality
* Nur Ahmed Nur (1937-2024), Afghan communist
* Omar Nour (born 1978), Egyptian triathlete
* Rıza Nur (1879–1942), Turkish surgeon
* Sabila Noor (born 1995), Bangladeshi actress
* Shajal Noor (born 1983), Bangladeshi actor
* Stephanie Nur (born 1988), Egyptian actress
* Viive Noor (born 1955), Estonian illustrator and curator
* Yusuf Haji Nur (died 2019), Somali politician

## Fictional characters

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* Noor, an older lady who attempts to groom Saroo in Lion
* Noor Bauwens, a fictional character in the Belgian online series wtFOCK
* Noor Pradesh, a fictional female character in the Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children series, first appearing in the fourth entry, A Map of Days
* Noor, the main character and player character in Monument Valley 3

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* Nour, young boy in J. M. G. Le Clézio's novel Désert
* Nour El Deen Mahmoud Nour El Deen, a fictional character in Malaf Al Mostakbal series
* Nour, the young Syrian-American protagonist of the novel The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar.

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* En Sabah Nur, a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics
* Nur the Vlogger Fairy, a supporting character in the Rainbow Magic book franchise

## Arabic-based compound names with Nur as an element

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* Nurullah, that is Nur Allah, meaning light of God
* Nurul Alam (disambiguation), that is Nur al-Alam, meaning light of the world
* Nurul Amin (disambiguation), that is Nur al-Amin, meaning light of the trustworthy
* Nur al-Din, that is Nur al-Din, meaning light of the religion/faith
* Nur ul-Hasan, that is Nur al-Hasan, meaning light of Hasan
* Saiyid Nurul Hasan (1921–1993), Indian historian
* Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan (born 1993), Bangladeshi cricketer
* Prof. Syed Nurul Hasan College, West Bengal
* Nur ul-Huda, that is Nur al-Huda, meaning light of the guidance
* Nurul Islam, that is Nur al-Islam, meaning light of Islam
* Nurur Rahman, that is Nur al-Rahman, meaning light of the Most Merciful Allah
* Nurur Rahman, Bangladeshi professor and politician from Comilla
* Sayyid Mohammad Nurur Rahman Barkati, Shahi Imam of West Bengal
* Nuruzzaman, that is Nur al-Zaman, meaning light of the era
* Abdel Nour, that is Abd an-Nur, meaning servant of the Light
* Nuri, meaning luminous or my light
* Núria, a Catalan girl's name, has been suggested to be related to this name

## Notes

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1. ^ Campbell, Mike (9 June 2023). "Meaning, origin and history of the name Nur". Behind the Name. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

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