English

Proper noun

Noor

1. A female or male given name of Arabic origin.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oːr

Etymology 1

Germanic, plausibly from Noorman 'Norseman'

Noun

Noor m ‎(plural Noren, diminutive Noortje n)

1. A Norwegian, member or descendant of the (Germanic) people of Norway
2. (metonymically) Something (originally or typically) Norwegian
   1. notably a type of skates - usually in the plural: Noren
3. (obsolete) A Norseman, Nordic man, Scandinavian

Synonyms

• (Norseman): Noorman m
• (skates): Noorse schaats(en)

Derived terms

• Noors (adjective)
• Norenhertog m

Related terms

• Noorweegs (Archaic adjective)
• Noorwegen n

See also

• Noords (adjective)
• Noorman m

Etymology 2

shortening of Eleonoor, from Provençal Aliénor, perhaps of Arabic or Greek origin

Proper noun

Noor f

1. A female given name, equivalent to English Nora (from Eleonora)

Synonyms

• Nora
• Nore

Estonian

Adjective

noor ‎(genitive noore, partitive noort, comparative noorem, superlative kõige noorem or noorim)

1. young

Declension

This adjective needs an inflection-table template.

Antonyms

• vana

Derived terms

• noormees
• noorus

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *noori.

Adjective

noor ‎(genitive nooren, partitive noort, comparative nooremp, superlative kaikkea nooremp)

1. young

Antonyms

• vanha