Nóra

NOH-ra · Irish form of Honora

Nóra is an Irish girl’s name, said NOH-ra, and it means Irish form of Honora.

How to say Nóra

Nóra is said NOH-ra, written the way an English speaker would read it. Ulster, Connacht and Munster each put their own turn on a name, so you may hear it said a little differently depending on where you are.

What Nóra means

Nóra means Irish form of Honora.

Also written as

Nóra turns up in English with these spellings: Nora, Noreen.

Names that mean something similar

• Caitlín: Irish form of Katherine
• Éabha: Irish form of Eve
• Eibhlín: Irish form of Eileen / Evelyn
• Eoin: Irish form of John (from Latin Johannes)

More Irish girls’ names

• Niamh: radiance, brightness
• Órlaith: golden princess

All Irish names, with meanings and pronunciations · Write Nóra in Ogham · Nóra in the old Gaelic script