Nora, NORA, or Norah may refer to:
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Nora (name)
Nora or Nora is a feminine personal name. It mainly originates as a short form of ''Honora'' (also ''Honoria''), a common Anglo-Norman name, ultimately derived from the Latin word ''Honor'' (with that meaning). In Hungary, the name Nóra originate ...
, a feminine given name
People with the surname
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Arlind Nora (born 1980), Albanian footballer
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Pierre Nora
Pierre Nora (born 17 November 1931) is a French historian elected to the Académie française on 7 June 2001. He is known for his work on French identity and memory. His name is associated with the study of new history. He is the brother of th ...
(born 1931), French historian
Places
Australia
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Norah Head, New South Wales, headland on the Central Coast
Canada
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Mount Nora, a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Eritrea
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Nora (island), island in the Dahlak Archipelago of Eritrea
Italy
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Nora, Italy
Nora ( grc, Νῶρα) (''Nuras'' in the mediaeval Sardinian language) is an ancient pre-Roman and Ancient Rome, Roman town on a peninsula near Pula, Italy, Pula, near to Cagliari in Sardinia.
History
In his ''Description of Greece'', Pausanias ( ...
, archaeological site in Sardinia
Russia
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Nora (river), a river in the Russian Far East
Sweden
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Nora, Sweden
Nora is a locality and the seat of Nora Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 6,526 inhabitants in 2010.
History
Nora received its charter in 1643. The government had requested the inhabitants of both Nora and the adjacent town Lindesberg to m ...
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Nora Municipality
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Nora and Hjulsjö Mountain District, district of Västmanland
Turkey
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Nora (Cappadocia), a town of ancient Cappadocia, now in Turkey
United States
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Nora, Idaho, an unincorporated community
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Nora, Illinois, village in Jo Daviess County
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Nora, Indianapolis
Nora is a community on the far north side of Indianapolis, Indiana. It is home to North Central High School and the founding section of the Monon Trail. Nora's neighborhoods typically feature diverse housing stock, large lots and mature trees. T ...
, Indiana, a neighborhood
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Nora, Michigan, a former settlement
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Nora, Nebraska
Nora is a village in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 21 at the 2010 census.
History
Nora was laid out in 1887 when the railroad was extended to that point. After browsing a postal directory, the town's founder selec ...
, village in Nuckolls County
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Nora, Virginia
Nora is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County in the southern U.S. state of Virginia. In the 2000 US census, its population is listed as 566. Nora is situated along the McClure River.
Coal mining has always been the primary business for ...
, unincorporated town in Dickenson County
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Nora, Wisconsin, unincorporated community in Dane County
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Nora Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota
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Nora Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
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Nora Township, Pope County, Minnesota
Nora Township is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 207 at the 2000 census.
According to Warren Upham, the name Nora was probably derived from Norway.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau ...
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Nora School
The Nora School is a progressive, college preparatory high school in Silver Spring, Maryland that is intentionally small by design. Grades 9-12. The Nora School's mission is to guide students to identify their talents, understand where their chal ...
, a high school in Silver Spring, Maryland
Zimbabwe
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Glen Norah, Harare
Glen Norah is a high-density, working class suburb in southwest Harare, Zimbabwe.
Features
The suburb borders with Glen View and Highfield townships. Highfield is regarded to be where the fight for the liberation struggle began. Glen Norah is ...
, high-density suburb
Films
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''Nora'' (1923 film), German drama, silent film directed by Berthold Viertel
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''Nora'' (1944 film), German drama directed by Harald Braun
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''Nora'' (2000 film), directed by Pat Murphy, about Nora Barnacle and her husband James Joyce
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''Nora'' (2008 film), South African documentary directed by Alla Kovgan and David Hinton
Music
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NORA (band)
NORA is an American metalcore band from Highland Park, New Jersey. The band took its name from Nora Diniro, a character from the film '' Pump Up the Volume''.
Central New Jersey hardcore band Nora began as a group of friends in 1996. After re ...
, hardcore band
* "Nora", a song by The Long Winters from the 2003 album ''
When I Pretend to Fall
''When I Pretend to Fall'' is the second album by indie rock band The Long Winters. It was released on Barsuk Records in 2003.
Track listing
# "Blue Diamonds" – 3:49
# "Scared Straight" – 4:17
# "Shapes" – 4:03
# "Cinnamon"& ...
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* "Nora", a song
written by Irving Berlin 1927–31
* "Nora", an alternative name for the folk song "
When You and I Were Young, Maggie"
Organizations
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Nora Industrier, a Norwegian manufacturer of soft drinks and foodstuffs
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Restaurant Nora
Restaurant Nora was a restaurant owned by chef Nora Pouillon in Washington, D.C., and was America's first certified organic restaurant.
Opening and early years
In 1979, chef Nora Pouillon opened Restaurant Nora on the corner of Florida Avenue ...
, an organic restaurant in Washington, D.C., United States
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National Occupational Research Agenda The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) is a partnership program developed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The program was founded in 1996 to provide a framework for research collaborations among univer ...
, United States
Television
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''Nora'' (TV series), from Venezuela
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Nora (''The Flash'' episode), a 2018 episode of ''The Flash''
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Nora Allen (The Flash)
'' The Flash'' is an American television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns, based on the DC Comics character the Flash. The series premiered on The CW television network in the United States on October 7, 2 ...
, Barry Allen's mother in the TV series ''The Flash''
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Nora West-Allen
'' The Flash'' is an American television series developed by Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, and Geoff Johns, based on the DC Comics character the Flash. The series premiered on The CW television network in the United States on October 7, ...
, Barry and Iris' daughter in the TV series ''The Flash''
* Nora Thunderman, a character from the TV series ''
The Thundermans
''The Thundermans'' is an American comedy television series created by Jed Spingarn that aired on Nickelodeon from October 14, 2013 to May 25, 2018. The series stars Kira Kosarin, Jack Griffo, Addison Riecke, Diego Velazquez, Chris Tallman, Ro ...
'' on Nickelodeon
Weapons
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Gun-howitzer M84 NORA, a Yugoslav-made weapon
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Nora B-52
The Nora B-52 is a 155 mm self-propelled howitzer developed by Military Technical Institute and manufactured by Yugoimport SDPR in Velika Plana, Serbia.
History
The first self-propelled Nora B (developed on the basis of Nora C) was designed by t ...
, a Serbian self-propelled howitzer
Other uses
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783 Nora, minor planet orbiting the Sun
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Menora (dance), traditional Thai dance drama
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National Online Repository of the Arts in Singapore, co-founded by
Madeleine Lee (writer)
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Nora (cat), celebrity animal famous for playing piano
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''Nora'' (EWTC show), a theatre show by the East West Theatre Company, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Nora Stone, an ancient inscription found at Nora, Italy
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Nora (2022 storm), a 2022 cyclone over northwestern Europe
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Tropical Storm Nora, several storms
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