The story behind Noor
From Arabic نُور (nūr, “light”).
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /nɔɹ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- English; dialect unspecified: /nʊ(ə)ɹ/
Popularity
Noor ranked #659 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Noor
Nour
Borrowed from Arabic نُور (nūr, “light”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Noûr
Borrowed from Arabic نُور (nūr, “light”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nur
Borrowed from Arabic نُور (nūr).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Bağır
From Arabic بَاقِر (bāqir).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Bəşir
Ultimately from Arabic بَشِير (bašīr).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Heydər
Ultimately from Arabic حيدر (ḥaydar)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends R
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Noor
Ali
From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy, literally “high, exalted”), from the Arabic root ع ل ي (ʕ l y). From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy). From Arabic عَلِيّ (ʕaliyy) as a Muslim name. From…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Aly
A male given name from Arabic, a variant spelling of the Muslim Ali.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Isa
Transliteration of Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā) or anglicized from Turkish İsa, both equivalents of Jesus as a given name. Transliteration of Arabic عِيسَى (ʕīsā) or anglicized from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Noor
Abed
From Arabic عَابِد (ʕābid, “servant, worshipper”)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Adam
Middle English Adam English Adam From Middle English Adam, from Old English Adam, from Latin Adam, Adamus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ (Adám), Ἄδαμος (Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Adel
Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *aþalaz. The female name is a rare variant of Adele. The surname is borrowed from German Adel. Variant of Adil, from Arabic عَادِل (ʕādil).
- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection