Noor (also spelt Nur, Nor, or Nour, : ) is a common
Arabic
Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...
male or feminine given name meaning "
light
Light, visible light, or visible radiation is electromagnetic radiation that can be visual perception, perceived by the human eye. Visible light spans the visible spectrum and is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400– ...
", from the Arabic ''al-Nur'' (). Variants include Noora, Nora, Norah, Noura, and Nura
It is also used as a surname.
Given name
Noor
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Muhammad Noor (born 2005), king sons of Aamir Jamal ( Bio IT ) From Rawalpindi/PAkISTAN.
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Mohamed Noor bin Shamsuddin (born 1967), Malaysian actor
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Noor Abuarafeh (born 1986), Palestinian artist
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Noor Ahmad (born 2005), Afghan cricketer
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Noor Aishah binti Mohammad Salim (1933-2025), Singaporean activist and scouting leader,
spouse of the president
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Noor Alam (1929–2003), Pakistani field hockey player
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Princess Noor bint Asem (born 1982), of the Jordanian Royal Family
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Nour Belkhiria (born 1995), a Tunisian-Canadian actress from Montreal, Quebec
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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
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Noor Muhammad Butt (born 1936), Pakistani nuclear physicist
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S.H.M.B Noor Chowdhury (born 1946), Bangladesh Army officer
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Noor van Crevel (1929–2019), Dutch social worker and political lesbian activist
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Noor Dean (born 1946), Indo-Fijian lawyer
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Noor Islam Dawar (died 2021), Pakistani Pashtun human rights activist
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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
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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
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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
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Noor Askuzaimey Mat Salim (born 1985), Malaysian boccia player
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Princess Noor Pahlavi (born 1992), Iranian princess
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Noor Sabri (born 1984), Iraqi footballer
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Noor Tagouri (born 1993), American journalist and activist
Nour
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Nour (Marian Farid Abi Habib) (born 1977), Lebanese actress
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Nour El-Sherif (1946–2015), Egyptian actor
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Nour El-Sayed (born 1984), Egyptian footballer
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Nour Mansour (born 1989), Lebanese footballer
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Nour Mhanna, Syrian singer
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Nour Ardakani (born 2001), Lebanese singer and dancer
Nur
Politicians, statesmen, and royalty
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Nur ibn Mujahid (died 1567), 16th-century Somali Emir of Harar
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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
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Nur Bekri (born 1961), high ranked Chinese politician
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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
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Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra (died 1934), Uighur Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic
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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
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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
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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
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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 ...
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Musa Nur Amin, Somali politician
Intellectuals
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Nur Yalman, Turkish anthropologist
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Cak Nur (1939-2005), the nickname of Nurcholish Madjid, a prominent Indonesian Muslim intellectual
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Nur Ali Elahi (1895-1974), Iranian philosopher, jurist, and musician
Sportspeople
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Cansu Nur Kaya (born 2000), Turkish footballer
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Esma Nur Çakmak (born 2004), Turkish arm wrestler
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Gamze Nur Yaman (born 1999), Turkish footballer
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Nur B. Ali (born 1974), Pakistani-American racecar driver
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Nur Banu Özpak (born 1996), Turkish sport shooter
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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
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Nur Nurhan Çakmak (born 1981), Turkish women's footballer
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Büşra Nur Tırıklı (born 1994), Turkish Paralympian discus thrower
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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
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Nur Atikah Nabilah (born 1991), Singaporean gymnast
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Seda Nur İncik (born 2000), Turkish footballer
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Şeyma Nur Emeksiz Bacaksız (born 1993), Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner
Others
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Nur Batur (born 1952), Turkish journalist
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Nur Fettahoğlu (born 1980), Turkish German actress
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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
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Nur Hossain (1961-1987), Bangladeshi activist
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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
Surname
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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
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Meraj Khalid Noor, Indian politician
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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
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Mohammad Noor (1901–1979), Indonesian politician
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Mohammed Noor (born 1978), Saudi Arabian footballer
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Farah Nur (1862–1932), Somali poet and warrior
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Mariam Nour (born 1936), Lebanese television personality
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Omar Nour (born 1978), Egyptian triathlete
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Sabila Noor (born 1995), Bangladeshi actress
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Shajal Noor (born 1983), Bangladeshi actor
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Stephanie Nur (born 1988), Egyptian actress
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Nur Ahmed Nur (1937-2024), Afghan communist
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Rıza Nur (1879–1942), Turkish surgeon
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Viive Noor (born 1955), Estonian illustrator and curator
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Yusuf Haji Nur (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 ...
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*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
Nour
*Nour, young boy in J. M. G. Le Clézio's novel ''
Désert''
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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.
Nur
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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''
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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''
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Nurul Amin (disambiguation), that is ''Nur al-Amin'', meaning ''light of the trustworthy''
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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 (1921–1993), Indian historian
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Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan (born 1993), Bangladeshi cricketer
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Prof. Syed Nurul Hasan College, West Bengal
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Nur ul-Huda, that is ''Nur al-Huda'', meaning ''light of the guidance''
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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''
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Nurur Rahman, Bangladeshi professor and politician from Comilla
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Sayyid Mohammad Nurur Rahman Barkati, Shahi Imam of West Bengal
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Nuruzzaman, that is ''Nur al-Zaman'', meaning ''light of the era''
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Abdel Nour, that is ''Abd an-Nur'', meaning ''servant of the Light''
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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''
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Núria, a Catalan girl's name, has been suggested to be related to this name
Notes
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