Do you see Nóra as an Irish name?

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lovebeingmuma · 05/08/2025 20:42

I want an Irish name and like Nóra, Irish people help please 😊

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deeahgwitch · 05/08/2025 20:59

Nóirín ( little Nora ) has 2 fadas 😀

Needmorelego · 05/08/2025 20:58

@Thanksman I just said those two different ways to pronounce it out loud and I can't hear a difference at all 😂
To be honest I'd pronounce it as "Noor-rah".
Never heard "Noh" as a way to start the name.
All the Nora's I have known have pronounced their name "Noor-rah".

Liliwen · 05/08/2025 20:58

No, but I wouldn’t think of it as English with the accent. I would be concerned I would pronounce it wrong too

deeahgwitch · 05/08/2025 20:57

I would have considered it an Irish name.
I wouldn’t bother with the fada.
The fada elongates the letter O and that isn’t needed with the name Nora.
I know quite a few Noras and none used a fada.

Liondoesntsleepatnight · 05/08/2025 20:57

It’s Welsh in my head - but without the accent

Terrribletwos · 05/08/2025 20:55

I see it as quite old English actually .and quite old fashioned

Thanksman · 05/08/2025 20:54

Oh, it sounds nice with the accent:

The name "Nora" with an acute accent over the "o" (Ó or ó) is pronounced like "Noh-rah" in Irish, but with a slightly more emphasized "o" sound, almost like "oo-rah" with a rolled "r". In English, it's typically pronounced as "NOH-ruh

Needmorelego · 05/08/2025 20:51

I googled.....Nora has apparently Anglo-Norman origins but also Hebrew origins.
Helpful there Wikipedia 😂
It said Nora with the accent (sorry I don't know how to get one one my phone) is "probably an Irish version".

ThePoliteLion · 05/08/2025 20:48

I’m not Irish.
i like Nora and I really like Orla.

Thanksman · 05/08/2025 20:48

How would you pronounce that?

Needmorelego · 05/08/2025 20:47

Is it actually a different name to Nora (no accent thingy)?
I don't think of it as a particularly Irish name - but I actually don't know the origins.
It's just a fairly regular name to me (but nice - I like it).

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