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Noor.

a Norwegian, member or descendant of the (Germanic) people of Norway

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/noːr/
  1. a Norwegian, member or descendant of the (Germanic) people of Norway

    masculine
  2. something (originally or typically) Norwegian

    masculine · metonymically
  3. something (originally or typically) Norwegian notably a type of skates - usually in the plural: Noren

    masculine · metonymically
  4. a Norseman, Nordic man, Scandinavian

    masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Germanic, shortened from Noorman (“Norseman”), from German normand. Equivalent to noord (“north”) + man.

name/noːr/
  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Nora (from Eleonora)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Shortening of Eleonoor, from Provençal Aliénor, perhaps of Arabic or Ancient Greek origin. Variant of Nora. More at Eleanor. Also see Aenor.

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