Nora Name Meaning

Gender: Female

Origin: English

Meaning: Honor

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1. Meaning of the name "Nora"

The name Nora means Honor and has English origin. Nora is a name used by parents considering girls' names. The name Nora was originally a small word in the names of Honora and Eleanora.

The most popular variant of the name Nora is Norah. Nicknames include Nor, Nory, No-No, and Rah. The most famous Norah of the 20th century is likely to be the singer Norah Jones. The Noras royal family includes the Princess Nora of Lichtenstein.

There are also several places named Nora, including towns in Australia, Italy, Sweden and the United States (Virginia, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Nebraska, among others). Fictional characters include Nora Charles (In the Nick and Nora Scenes) from the series, The Skinny and Nora from the play Henrik Ibsen, Doll House.

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2. Top 3 Famous Person Named Nora

Nora Ephron:

Nora Ephron (May 19, 1941 - June 26, 2012) is an American filmmaker, director, producer, screenwriter, novelist, playwright, journalist, author, and blogger. She is best known for her romantic comedies and is a three-time Oscar nominee for best original screenplay for three films: Silkwood, When Harry Met Sally ... and Sleepless in Seattle.

Sometimes she wrote with her sister Delia Ephron. Her latest film is Julie & Julia. She also co-authored the award-winning theater production of the Drama Desk award-winning production stage Love, Loss, and What I Wore.

Nora Roberts:

She wrote as J. D. Robb for the In Death series and also wrote under the pen name Jill March and for US publications as Sarah Hardesty.

Nora Roberts was the first author to be introduced to the Hall of Fame of American Romantic Writers. As of 2011, her novel spent 861 weeks combined on the New York Times bestseller list, including 176 weeks at number one.

Nora Dunn:

Saturday Night Live - The 1985–1986 season proved to be a rating disaster, and she was one of only five cast members who were not fired at its end (the others were newcomers Jon Lovitz, A. Whitney Brown, Dennis Miller and a longtime featured player Al Franken).

Dunn's characters include half of the waiting room actors "The Sweeney Sisters" with Jan Hook, as well as talk show host Pat Stevens (which has become a popular recurring role starting from 1985 1985-1986 is undervalued), French hookododatic Babette, and Ashley Ashley buff film from the "Movie Actor" sketch from 1985-1986.

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