Nora, NORA, or Norah may refer to: *

Nora (name) 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 originates as a ...

, a feminine given name

People with the surname

* Arlind Nora (born 1980), Albanian footballer * Pierre Nora (1931–2025), French historian * Simon Nora (1921–2006), French politician

Places

Australia

Norah Head Norah Head (originally known as Bungaree's Norah after the early colonial Indigenous explorer named Bungaree), is a headland and a coastal village in the Central Coast Council (New South Wales), Central Coast Council local government area on th ...

, headland on the Central Coast of New South Wales

Canada

* Mount Nora, a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia

Eritrea

Nora (island) Nora (also transliterated: Norah) is the second largest island in the Dahlak Archipelago, Eritrea Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being ...

, island in the Dahlak Archipelago of Eritrea

Italy

Nora, Italy Nora () (''Nuras'' in the mediaeval Sardinian language) is an ancient pre-Roman and Roman town on a peninsula near Pula, near to Cagliari in Sardinia. History In his ''Description of Greece'', Pausanias, a Greek-Roman geographer of the second c ...

, archaeological site in Sardinia

Russia

* Nora (river), a river in the Russian Far East

Sweden

* Nora, Sweden * Nora Municipality *

Nora and Hjulsjö Mountain District Nora is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Nora Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 10,611 inhabitants in 2024. History Nora received its charter in 1643. The government had requested the inhabitants of both Nora and the adjac ...

, district of Västmanland

Turkey

* Nora (Cappadocia), a town of ancient Cappadocia, now in Turkey

United States

* Nora, Idaho, an unincorporated community * Nora, Illinois, village in Jo Daviess County * Nora, Indianapolis, Indiana, a neighborhood * Nora, Michigan, a former settlement *

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 sele ...

, village in Nuckolls County *

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 f ...

, unincorporated town in Dickenson County * Nora, Wisconsin, unincorporated community in Dane County * Nora Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota *

Nora Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois Nora Township is one of 23 townships in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 344 and it contained 151 housing units. Geography According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Nora Township has a to ...

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 Burea ...

Nora School The Nora School is a private progressive college-preparatory high school in Silver Spring, Maryland. A nonprofit school with 501(c)(3) status, it was formerly known as The Eberhard School, Washington Ethical Society School, and Washington Eth ...

, a high school in Silver Spring, Maryland

Zimbabwe

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 mostly high density surbubs . Highfield is regarded to be where the fight for the liberation struggle b ...

, high-density suburb

Films

* ''Nora'' (1923 film), German drama, silent film directed by Berthold Viertel * ''Nora'' (1944 film), German drama directed by Harald Braun * ''Nora'' (2000 film), directed by Pat Murphy, about Nora Barnacle and her husband James Joyce * ''Nora'' (2008 film), South African documentary directed by Alla Kovgan and David Hinton

Music

* NORA (band), 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 ...

'' * "Nora", a song written by Irving Berlin 1927–31 * "Nora", an alternative name for the folk song "

When You and I Were Young, Maggie "When You and I Were Young, Maggie" (or simply known as "Maggie") is a folk song, popular song, and standard written by George W. Johnson and James Austin Butterfield. Origin Although Springtown, Tennessee, has a small monument outside an old m ...

Organizations

* Nora Industrier, a Norwegian manufacturer of soft drinks and foodstuffs * Restaurant Nora, an organic restaurant in Washington, D.C., United States * National Occupational Research Agenda, United States

Television

* ''Nora'' (TV series), from Venezuela * Nora (''The Flash'' episode), a 2018 episode of ''The Flash''

Weapons

* Gun-howitzer M84 NORA, a Yugoslav-made weapon * Nora B-52, a Serbian self-propelled howitzer

Other uses

* 783 Nora, minor planet orbiting the Sun *

Menora (dance) or (, ), sometimes shortened as (, ) is Culture of Thailand, traditional Siamese theatrical, musical, and acrobatic dance performance originated from the Southern Thailand, southern regions of Thailand. Having similar plots adopted from J ...

, traditional Thai dance drama * National Online Repository of the Arts in Singapore, co-founded by writer Madeline Lee * ''Nora'' (EWTC show), a theatre show by the East West Theatre Company, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Nora Stone The Nora Stone or Nora Inscription is an ancient Phoenician inscribed stone found at Nora on the south coast of Sardinia in 1773. Though it was not discovered in its primary context, it has been dated by palaeographic methods to the late 9th ce ...

, an ancient inscription found at Nora, Italy * Nora (2022 storm), Danish name for a 2022 cyclone over northwestern Europe * Tropical Storm Nora, several storms {{disambiguation, geo, surname