Nour
Nour is a baby name of Arabic origin, meaning Light.
What Nour means
Light.
Nour is short — 4 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Nour comes from
Arabic names are built from three-consonant roots, so related names share an audible family resemblance and a related field of meaning. Many describe qualities the parents hope for.
Nour is recorded as Arabic in origin. Browse other Arabic names.
How popular is Nour?
Nour sits outside the top 100 baby names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Nour
Two ideas meet in Nour: light and brightness and the Arabic tradition. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Nour
These share Nour's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Noor — Light.
- Anwar — Rays of light.
- Sana — Radiance; brilliance.
- Zahara — Flower; radiant and shining.
- Zara — Radiance; blooming flower.
- Layla — Night; dark beauty.
- Nadir — Rare and precious.
- Aaliyah — Exalted; sublime.
- Aisha — Alive; living.
- Ali — Exalted; noble.
- Amir — Prince; commander.
- Amira — Princess; leader.