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", from the Arabic ''al-Nur'' (). Variants include Noora, Nora, Norah, Noura, and Nura It is also used as a surname.

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Noor

* Muhammad Noor (born 2005), king sons of Aamir Jamal ( Bio IT ) From Rawalpindi/PAkISTAN. * Mohamed Noor bin Shamsuddin (born 1967), Malaysian actor *

Noor Abuarafeh Noor Abuarafeh (Arabic: نور أبو عرفة, Hebrew language, Hebrew: נור אבוארפה; born 1986, Jerusalem) is a Palestinian visual artist who works primarily with video installation, Performance art, performance, and text-based art. Her ...

(born 1986), Palestinian artist *

Noor Ahmad Noor Ahmad Lakanwal (born 3 January 2005) is an Afghan cricketer. He made his international debut for the national team in June 2022. Early life Noor Ahmad was born on 3 January 2005 as the youngest of eight children. His family hails from Laka ...

(born 2005), Afghan cricketer * Noor Aishah binti Mohammad Salim (1933-2025), Singaporean activist and scouting leader, spouse of the president *

Noor Alam Noor Alam (5 December 1929 – 30 June 2003) was a field hockey player from Pakistan. He won gold medal in 1960 Summer Olympics and a silver medal, the country's first Olympic medal, at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also a member of winning Pa ...

(1929–2003), Pakistani field hockey player *

Princess Noor bint Asem Princess Noor bint Asem (; born 6 October 1982) is a member of the Jordanian royal family. Family Her father is Prince Asem bin Al Nayef, a grandson of King Abdullah I of Jordan and her mother is Firouzeh Vokhshouri. Her mother lives in Madrid ...

(born 1982), of the Jordanian Royal Family * Nour Belkhiria (born 1995), a Tunisian-Canadian actress from Montreal, Quebec *

Noor Bukhari Noor Bukhari (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ; born 3 July 1982) is a Pakistani former actress, director, model and television host. She has been featured in several TV shows, films and commercials. During her film career, she appeared in 44 Urdu F ...

(born 1976), Pakistani actress *

Noor Muhammad Butt Noor Muhammad Butt (Urdu: نور محمد بٹ); b. 3 June 1936), , also known as N. M. Butt, is a Pakistani nuclear physicist and professor of physics at the Preston University who is known for his research publications in understanding the ...

(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 Noor Dean is an Indo-Fijian lawyer and politician who served in the Suva City Council and was elected to the House of Representatives of Fiji in 1987. Early life He was born in Suva, Fiji in 1946, the oldest boy in a family of 12. His father, the ...

(born 1946), Indo-Fijian lawyer *

Noor Islam Dawar Noor Islam Dawar (; ; died in 2021) was a Pashtun human rights activist from North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He was an activist in the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), as well as the chairman of a civil society organization, Youth ...

(died 2021), Pakistani Pashtun human rights activist *

Noor Hassanali Noor Mohamed Hassanali (; 13 August 1918 – 25 August 2006) was a Trinidadian lawyer, judge and politician who served as the second president of Trinidad and Tobago from 1987 to 1997. A retired high-court judge, he was the first person of In ...

(1918–2006), former president of Trinidad and Tobago *

Noor Jehan Noor Jehan (21 September 192623 December 2000) was a Pakistani playback singer and actress who worked in both British India and later in Pakistan's cinema of Pakistan, cinema. Her career lasted over six decades, during which she recorded 10,00 ...

(1926–2000), Pakistani singer and actress *

Noor Inayat Khan Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, GC (1 January 1914 – 13 September 1944), also known as Nora Inayat-Khan and Nora Baker, was a British resistance agent in France in the Second World War who served in the Special Operations Executive (SOE). The purpo ...

(1914–1944), Indian born British SOE agent *

Noor Askuzaimey Mat Salim Noor Askuzaimey Mat Salim (born 6 October 1985) is a Malaysian boccia player.alternate link Princess Noor Pahlavi Princess is a title used by a female member of a regnant monarch's family or by a female ruler of a principality. The male equivalent is a prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for t ...

(born 1992), Iranian princess *

Noor Sabri Noor Sabri Abbas Hasan Al-Baidawi (), simply known as Noor Sabri (born 18 June 1984 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi former professional goalkeeper. He played 16 years for the Iraqi national team and retired from international football in 2018. C ...

(born 1984), Iraqi footballer *

Noor Tagouri Noor Tagouri (born November 27, 1993) is an American journalist, activist, motivational speaker and producer of the documentary series on the mistreatment of people with mental disabilities titled ''The Trouble They've Seen: The Forest Haven Sto ...

(born 1993), American journalist and activist

Nour

* Nour (Marian Farid Abi Habib) (born 1977), Lebanese actress *

Nour El-Sherif Nour El-Sherif (; 28 April 1946 – 11 August 2015), born Mohamad Geber Mohamad Abd Allah () was a prominent Egyptian actor. He has 6 films in the Top 100 Egyptian films list. El-Sherif was born in the working-class neighbourhood of Sayeda Zain ...

(1946–2015), Egyptian actor *

Nour El-Sayed Nour El Sayed (; born 9 January 1984), is an Egyptian footballer who plays for Egyptian Premier League side Al Ittihad as a defensive midfielder. He's from Banha, Egypt. Honours ;Zamalek: *Egypt Cup (2): 2013, 2014 The year 2014 was ma ...

(born 1984), Egyptian footballer *

Nour Mansour Nour Nayef Mansour (, ; born 22 October 1989) is a Lebanese Association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Al Ahed FC, Ahed. Known for his defensive capabilities, Mansour also offers good attacking options through his Head ...

(born 1989), Lebanese footballer *

Nour Mhanna Nour Mhanna (; ''Nur Mahana'') is a Syrian singer. On 1 July 2004, he performed at the Sycuan Resort and Casino in El Cajon, California El Cajon ( , ; Spanish language, Spanish: El Cajón, lit. 'the box') is a city in San Diego County, Ca ...

, Syrian singer *

Nour Ardakani Nour Issam Ardakani (; born November 30, 2001) is a Lebanese singer, dancer and model. She currently represents Lebanon and the MENA region in Now United, a global pop group founded by Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller. Career 2020–present: No ...

(born 2001), Lebanese singer and dancer

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Politicians, statesmen, and royalty *

Nur ibn Mujahid Nur al-Din or Nur ibn Mujahid ibn ‘Ali ibn ‘Abdullah al Dhuhi Suha ( Harari: ኑር ኢብን ሙጃሂድ, , ; died 1567) was an Emir of Harar who ruled over the Adal Sultanate. He was known for marrying his uncle's widow, Bati del Wambara, ...

(died 1567), 16th-century Somali Emir of Harar * Sultan Nur Ahmed Aman (1841-1907), leader of the

Habr Yunis The Habar Yoonis (, full Nasab: '' Said ibn Al-Qādhī Ismā'īl ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad'') alternatively spelled as Habr Yunis is a major clan part of the Garhajis . As descendants of Ismail bin Ishaaq bin Ahmed, Sheikh Isaaq, it ...

clan *

Nur Bekri Nur Bekri (; zh, 努尔·白克力; born 9 August 1961) is a Chinese former politician of Uyghur ethnicity, best known for his term as Chairman of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region between 2008 and 2014. Between 2014 and 2018, he was vice- ...

(born 1961), high ranked Chinese politician * Nur Alam (born 1967), Indonesian governor of South East Sulawesi *Nur

Hassan Wirajuda Noer Hassan Wirajuda (born 9 July 1948 in Tangerang, West Java, Indonesia) is an Indonesian politician who was the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Indonesia), foreign minister of Indonesia from 2001 to 2009. He served during the presidencies of Mega ...

(born 1948), former Indonesian minister of foreign affairs *

Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra (; zh, s=努尔·阿合买提江·布格拉, t=努爾·阿合買提江·布格拉, p=Nǔ'ěr·Āhémǎitíjiāng·Bùgélā; died April 16, 1934) was an Uighur Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic. He was the younger b ...

(died 1934), Uighur Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic *

Nur Jahan Nur Jahan (; 31 May 1577 – 18 December 1645), born Mehr-un-Nissa was the twentieth wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. More decisive and proactive than her husband, Nur Jahan is considered by certain historians to have be ...

(1577-1645), Mughal Empress *

Nur Devlet Nur Devlet Giray Crimean Tatar, Ottoman Turkish and (died 1503) was the khan of the Crimean Khanate from 1466 to 1467, 1467 to 1469, and 1475 to 1476. Life He was the eldest son of Hacı I Giray, the founder of Crimean Khanate. In 1466, Hacı ...

(died 1503), khan of the Crimean Khanate *

Nur Matan Abdi Nur Matan Abdi is a Somali politician and military commander who served in the Transitional Federal Parliament of Somalia in the 2000s. He was one of the commanders of the Somali National Army during the 2009 phase of the Somali Civil War The ...

, Somali politician and military commander * Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (born 1940), first

President of Kazakhstan The president of Kazakhstan, officially the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the executive head of state of the Kazakhstan and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. As the highest-ranking official ...

Musa Nur Amin Musa Nur Amin is a Somali politician who served in the Transitional Federal Parliament during the 2000s. On 5 January 2008, he was appointed Somalia's Minister of Internal Affairs, placing him in command of the Somali Police Force. In the 1980s, A ...

, Somali politician Intellectuals *

Nur Yalman Nur Yalman is a leading Turkish social anthropologist at Harvard University, where he serves as senior Research Professor of Social Anthropology and Middle Eastern Studies. Additionally, he holds the position of chairman at Koç University. Caree ...

, Turkish anthropologist * Cak Nur (1939-2005), the nickname of Nurcholish Madjid, a prominent Indonesian Muslim intellectual *

Nur Ali Elahi Nur Ali Elahi (or Ostad Elahi var. Nūr 'Alī Ilāhī, Nour Ali Elahi, ) (September 11, 1895 – October 19, 1974) was an Iranian philosopher, judge and musician of Kurdish descent whose work investigated the metaphysical dimension of human being ...

(1895-1974), Iranian philosopher, jurist, and musician Sportspeople *

Cansu Nur Kaya Cansu Nur Kaya (born 28 February 2000) is a Turkish women's football defender, who plays in the Turkish Super League for Fatih Vatan Spor with jersey number 20. She played for the Turkey girls' U-17 and women's U1-19 teams before she became a ...

(born 2000), Turkish footballer *

Esma Nur Çakmak Esma Nur Çakmak (born 2004) is a Turkish arm wrestler competing in the 60 kg category. Private life Esma Nur Çakmak was born to Arif and Satı Çakmak in Ankara, Turkey in 2004. She has three siblings. ...

(born 2004), Turkish arm wrestler *

Gamze Nur Yaman Gamze Nur Yaman (born 25 April 1999) is a Turkish Women's association football, women's footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Galatasaray S.K. (women's football), Galatasaray. She was a member of the Turkey ...

(born 1999), Turkish footballer * Nur B. Ali (born 1974), Pakistani-American racecar driver *

Nur Banu Özpak Nur Banu Özpak (born 21 January 1996), also known as Nur Banu Balkancı after her marriage, is a Turkish sport shooter, who competes in the skeet event. She is the holder of two national records. She is also a coach. Early years Nur Banu Öz ...

(born 1996), Turkish sport shooter *

Nur Mustafa Gülen Nur Mustafa Gülen (born July 26, 1960) is a Turkish football coach and former footballer. Currently he is the head coach of the Turkey women's national football team. Career Born in Istanbul on July 26, 1960, Gülen studied physical education ...

(born 1960), Turkish footballer and coach * Nur Nurhan Çakmak (born 1981), Turkish women's footballer *

Büşra Nur Tırıklı Büşra Nur Tırıklı (born 7 December 1994) is a Turkish Paralympian athlete competing in the F11 disability class of discus throw event. She is a member of Gaziantep BB Disabled SK. She won the silver medal in the discus throw F11/12 even ...

(born 1994), Turkish Paralympian discus thrower *

Merve Nur Eroğlu Merve Nur Eroğlu (born 25 March 1993) is a Turkish para-archer competing in the women's recurve bow event. She took part at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. Early life Merve Nur Eroğlu was born in Bolu, Turkey on 25 March 1993. She lives in her ...

(born 1993), Turkish Paralympic archer *

Nur Atikah Nabilah Nur Atikah Nabilah (born 27 November 1991, in Singapore), is a gymnast. Nabilah was part of the team that won the team gold medal at the 2005, 2007 & 2011 Southeast Asian Games The 2011 Southeast Asian Games, () officially known as the 26th ...

(born 1991), Singaporean gymnast *

Seda Nur İncik Seda Nur İncik (born 6 October 2000) is a Turkish female Association football, football midfielder (association football), midfielder playing in the Turkish Women's First League for Beşiktaş J.K. (women's football), Beşiktaş J.K. with jerse ...

(born 2000), Turkish footballer *

Şeyma Nur Emeksiz Bacaksız Şeyma Nur Emeksiz Bacaksız (born 31 March 1993) is a Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner. She obtained a quota for participation at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japa ...

(born 1993), Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner Others *

Nur Batur Nur Batur (born 11 September 1952) is a Turkish journalist who has worked for various media outlets, including Anadolu Agency, ''Milliyet'', ''Hürriyet'' and CNN Türk. She is known for her interviews with the political figures. Early life and ...

(born 1952), Turkish journalist *

Nur Fettahoğlu Asiye Nur Fettahoğlu () (born Duisburg, 12 November 1980) is a Turkish-German actress, model, television presenter and fashion designer known for playing numerous characters in several films and television series, including her role as Mahidev ...

(born 1980), Turkish German actress *

Nur Sürer Nur Sürer (born 21 June 1954) is a Turkish actress. Her debut role was in ''Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde'', directed by Erden Kiral. She is known for her more politically themed roles, notably with regard to prison conditions and women's right ...

(born 1954), Turkish actress *

Nur Hossain Noor Hossain (also rendered as Nur Hossain; ; 1961 – November 10, 1987) was a Bangladeshi activist who was killed by the police on 10 November 1987, while protesting against Ershad administration near Zero Point, Dhaka. Zero Point was later ...

(1961-1987), Bangladeshi activist *

Nur Khan Nur Khan (22 February 192315 December 2011) was a Pakistan Air Force officer, politician and statesman who served as sixth commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Air Force from 1965 to 1969. He later served as the sixth governor of West Pakistan ...

(1923-2011), Pakistan Air Force officer

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Ayman Nour Ayman Abd El Aziz Nour (, ; born 5 December 1964) is an Egyptian politician, a former member of the Egyptian Parliament, founder and chairman of the El Ghad party. Nour was the first person to compete against President Hosni Mubarak in the 20 ...

(born 1964), Egyptian politician *

Meraj Khalid Noor Meraj Khalid Noor also known as Osama of Bihar is an Indian politician and communal harmony activist who is mainly known for his supposed resemblance to Osama bin Laden. He campaigned for the Lok Janshakti Party in the 2004 national elections, ...

, Indian politician *

Mohamed Noor Mohamed Noor is the Executive Vice Provost and a Professor in the Biology Department at Duke University (formerly holding the rotating titles of Earl D. McLean Professor, department chair, dean of natural sciences, Interim Dean of Arts & Science ...

, American biologist and geneticist *

Mohammad Noor Mohammad Noor (24 June 1901 – 15 January 1979), known by his Indonesian name Pangeran Mohammad Noor and also written as P. M. Noor, was an Indonesian politician, independence fighter and first Governor of Kalimantan. He was also member of the ...

(1901–1979), Indonesian politician *

Mohammed Noor Mohammed Mohammed Noor Adam Al-Hawsawi (; born 26 February 1978), commonly known as Mohammed Noor (), also known as Abu Nooran and by his short name Noor, is a retired footballer from Saudi Arabia who played as an attacking midfielder. He playe ...

(born 1978), Saudi Arabian footballer *

Farah Nur Farah Nur Wa'ays () (1862 – 1932) was a famed Somali poet and warrior of the Arap Isaaq clan. Poetry Farah's poetry had deep meaning and he was known for his eloquence and ability to cover a breadth of topics. Aakhiru Sabaan The poem Farah i ...

(1862–1932), Somali poet and warrior * Mariam Nour (born 1936), Lebanese television personality * Omar Nour (born 1978), Egyptian triathlete * Sabila Noor (born 1995), Bangladeshi actress *

Shajal Noor Abdun Noor Shajal (known as Shajal) is a Bangladeshi actor and model. Shajal began his career through modelling before he started acting on television. He appeared in several films. He has acted in several notable plays. Also among his notable w ...

(born 1983), Bangladeshi actor *

Stephanie Nur Stephanie Nur is an Austrian Syrian actress. She is known for her roles in ''1883'', '' My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3'', '' Lioness'', and ''Mary''. Biography Nur was born in Cairo, Egypt. She is of Syrian and Austrian descent. Nur played the cha ...

(born 1988), Egyptian actress *

Nur Ahmed Nur Nur Ahmed Nur (; – ) was an Afghan communist, belonging to the Parcham faction. Nur was born in 1937 in Kandahar. He graduated from Kabul University in 1961. He was one of four candidates of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan who w ...

(1937-2024), Afghan communist *

Rıza Nur Rıza Nur (30 August 1879 – 8 September 1942) was a Turkish surgeon, politician and writer. He was prominent in the years immediately after the First World War, where he served as a cabinet minister but was subsequently marginalised, and becam ...

(1879–1942), Turkish surgeon * Viive Noor (born 1955), Estonian illustrator and curator *

Yusuf Haji Nur Yusuf Haji Nur (, ; died 23 June 2019) was a Somali politician and lawyer. He was Chief Justice of Puntland. Biography On 1 July 2001, he declared himself acting President of Puntland after the end of the presidential term of Abdullahi Yusuf ...

(died 2019), Somali politician

Fictional characters

Noor

*Noor, an older lady who attempts to groom Saroo in ''

Lion The lion (''Panthera leo'') is a large Felidae, cat of the genus ''Panthera'', native to Sub-Saharan Africa and India. It has a muscular, broad-chested body (biology), body; a short, rounded head; round ears; and a dark, hairy tuft at the ...

'' *Noor Bauwens, a fictional character in the Belgian online series

wtFOCK ''WtFOCK'' (stylised as ''wtFOCK'', pronounced as wha-teh-fock) is a Flemish teen drama web series broadcast by Play4 that follows the lives of teenagers in Antwerp. Broadcast was then taken over by Belgian streaming services Play More, , and in ...

*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 ''A Map of Days'' is a sequel to 2015 novel ''Library of Souls'' written by Ransom Riggs and fourth book in the series of ''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children ''Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children'' is a 2011 contemporary f ...

'' *Noor, the main character and player character in

Monument Valley 3 ''Monument Valley 3'' (stylized as ''Monument Valley III'') is a 2024 Indie game, indie puzzle video game developed by Ustwo Games published by Netflix Games for iOS and Android (operating system), Android. It is the sequel to the 2017 game ''M ...

Nour

*Nour, young boy in J. M. G. Le Clézio's novel ''

Désert Désert may refer to: * "Désert" (Émilie Simon song), 2002 * ''Désert'' (novel), a 1980 novel by J. M. G. Le Clézio * '' Le désert'', an 1844 "ode-symphonie" by Félicien David with words by Auguste Colin * Le Désert, a former commune in ...

'' *

Nour El Deen Mahmoud Nour El Deen Malaf Al Mostakbal () (also transliterated as Malaf al Mustaqbal) (''The Future File'') has been the title of an Egyptian science fiction series of novels written by Nabil FaroukAsmaa al-GhoulDo Gaza’s melting-pot markets reflect identity crisis ...

, 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 Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is one of the world's first mutants, and was a principal villain for the original X-Factor team and later the X-Men and related spin-off ...

, a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics *Nur the Vlogger Fairy, a supporting character in the ''

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

* Nurullah, that is ''Nur Allah'', meaning ''light of God'' *

Nurul Alam (disambiguation) Nurul Alam (), also rendered as Noor-e Alam (نور عالم), is a Muslim masculine given name. It may refer to: People * Nurul Alam Naqiatuddin Syah (r. 1675–1678), Sultana of Aceh * ABM Nurul Alam (1929–1971), Bangladeshi physician * Noor Al ...

, that is ''Nur al-Alam'', meaning ''light of the world'' *

Nurul Amin (disambiguation) Nurul Amin (; transliterations vary) is a Muslim masculine given name. It may refer to: People *Nurul Amin (1893–1974), Prime Minister of Pakistan for 13 days in December 1971 *Nurul Amin (sports administrator) (1919–1991), Indian sports admini ...

, that is ''Nur al-Amin'', meaning ''light of the trustworthy'' *

Nur al-Din Nur al-Din () is a male Arabic given name, translating to "light of Faith", ''nūr'' meaning "light" and ''dīn'' meaning "religion". More recently, the name has also been used as a surname. There are many Romanized spelling variants of the name. T ...

, that is ''Nur al-Din'', meaning ''light of the religion/faith'' *Nur ul-Hasan, that is ''Nur al-Hasan'', meaning ''light of

Hasan Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to: People *Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name *Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scotti ...

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Saiyid Nurul Hasan Saiyid Nurul Hasan FRHistS, FRAS (26 December 1921 – 12 July 1993) was an Indian historian and an elder statesman in the Government of India. A member of the Rajya Sabha, he was the Union Minister of State (with Independent Charges) of ...

(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 Nuri is a place in modern Sudan on the west side of the Nile River, Nile, near the Fourth Cataract. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, Sudan, Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal. History Nuri is the second of three Napatan bur ...

, meaning ''luminous'' or ''my light'' *

Núria Núria () is a Catalan girls' name taken from the Virgin of Núria, a Marian shrine located in the eponymous valley, the Vall de Núria. The name also occurs in Spanish without the accent as Nuria, given that the Spanish name of the valley is ''el ...

, a Catalan girl's name, has been suggested to be related to this name

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