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Opinions on the name Noor for baby girl

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modestmama · 29/03/2022 14:07

Expecting another little one later this year. Not finding out the gender but we are thinking Noor for a girl. We are Muslim and we love the meaning in Arabic. Opinions please

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Mountainbear · 29/03/2022 20:44

Love it.

NoddingTulip · 29/03/2022 20:42

Beautiful and has a lovely meaning.

Daydreamsinsantafe · 29/03/2022 20:33

@MangshorJhol the ‘ore’ pronouncer is West Indian as I am. We also tend to pronounce Aisha as I-eesha rather than I-sha which tends to be the norm for southern Asians.
Lovely to have the variations.

nopenotplaying · 29/03/2022 20:29

@MangshorJhol

I know how it’s pronounced in Urdu. And I have just asked someone who speaks Farsi and I can confirm it is Noo-r like Moo. At least those of us who are from South Asia and the Middle East grew up hearing the name pronounced that way.

Noo (moo) with a silent r?

schnubbins · 29/03/2022 20:22

My friend who is Syrian called her daughter Noor. It's an absolutely beautiful name.

MrsTerryPratchett · 29/03/2022 20:20

I've always loved it.

And the list of famous Noors is great! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noor_(name)

Human rights lawyers, philanthropist queens and spies! Pretty awesome.

MangshorJhol · 29/03/2022 20:19

EveSix · 29/03/2022 20:14

I've always loved it since teaching the most delightful Noor 20 years ago.

timoteigirl · 29/03/2022 20:14

Absolutely lovely name, a beautiful meaning. And well known because of Queen Noor of Jordan.

DariaMorgendorffer · 29/03/2022 20:08

Love it.

nopenotplaying · 29/03/2022 20:05

How do you pronounce it?

SAB10 · 29/03/2022 20:01

It's beautiful - classic and elegant. Also very easy to spell and pronounce for non-Muslims if that's a consideration!

Daydreamsinsantafe · 29/03/2022 19:58

It’s beautiful. I know of a couple of people with the name and they pronounce it differently. One ore and the other oor. I think it’s beautiful however it’s spelt or pronounced.

ChocolateRiver · 29/03/2022 19:51

It’s really lovely.

chesirecat99 · 29/03/2022 19:47

It's more like the word awe than moo.

It's a beautiful name, OP. I love it. Native English speakers do tend to pronounce it as Nor rather than Nour/Noor though (with a shorter vowel sound), which isn't quite as lovely. And, depending on where you live, may drop the r completely eg southern UK non-rhotic accents.

MaebeaorNot · 29/03/2022 19:37

It is just lovely - elegant, yet sweet for a child. Easy to spell and pronounce and with a great heritage and meaning.

Elspethelf · 29/03/2022 19:35

It’s lovely

MangshorJhol · 29/03/2022 19:26

It’s pronounced NOOO-r (like moo) not Knorr. How can it remind you of Knorr?

Yika · 29/03/2022 18:47

Beautiful name.

RedWingBoots · 29/03/2022 18:45

There is always one - ignore.

Lots of people don't realise that lots of Arabic names are mainstream.

Strawberry33 · 29/03/2022 17:58

No it reminds me of the stock pots.

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modestmama · 29/03/2022 17:41

Thank you all so much for your comments. It seems like Noor is a definite YES then which is great! So happy to hear everyone loves it. I agree, it’s very beautiful and sounds so classic. Makes me even more set on it now if little one is a girl

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TakeMe2Insanity · 29/03/2022 17:39

Am muslim love Noor.

Changethetoner · 29/03/2022 17:31

Kohinoor diamond. Currently owned by the Queen.

I like the name Noor, it's pretty.

ZoyaTheDestroyer · 29/03/2022 17:23

Beautiful name.

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