Noor (name)

Noor
	The name Noor means "light"
Pronunciation	[ˈnuːɾ]
Gender	Unisex
Origin
Word/name	Arabic
Meaning	"light"

Noor (also spelt Nur, Nor, Nour, or Noer, Arabic: نور: Nūr IPA: [nuːr]) is a common Arabic unisex given name meaning 'light', from the Arabic al-Nur (النور). Feminine variants include Noora, Nora, Norah, Noura, and Nura. It is also used as a surname.

Given name

Noor

Queen Noor of Jordan (born 1951), Queen of Jordan
Mohamed Noor bin Shamsuddin (born 1967), Malaysian actor
Noor Abuarafeh (born 1986), Palestinian artist
Noor Ahmad (born 2005), Afghan cricketer
Noor Aishah binti Mohammad Salim (born 1933), Singaporean activist and scouting leader, spouse of the president
Noor Alam (born 1929), Pakistani field hockey player
Princess Noor bint Asem (born 1982), member of the Jordanian Royal Family
Noor Bukhari (born 1976), Pakistani actress
Noor Muhammad Butt (born 1936), Pakistani nuclear physicist
S.H.M.B Noor Chowdhury (born 1946), Bangladesh Army officer
Noor van Crevel (1929–2019), Dutch social worker, feminist and lesbian activist
Noor Dean (born 1946), Indo-Fijian lawyer
Noor Islam Dawar (died 2021), Pakistani Pashtun human rights activist
Noor Hassanali (born 1918), President of Trinidad and Tobago
Noor Jehan (born 1926), Pakistani singer and actress
Noor Inayat Khan (born 1914), Indian-born British SOE agent
Noor Askuzaimey Mat Salim (born 1985), Malaysian boccia player
Noor Sabri (born 1984), Iraqi footballer
Noor Tagouri (born 1993), American journalist and activist
Noor Holsboer, (born 1967), Dutch field hockey player
Noor Vidts, (born 1996), Belgian athlete

Nour

Nour (Marian Farid Abi Habib) (born 1977), Lebanese actress
Nour Ahmed Youssri (born 2003), Egyptian badminton player
Nour Belkhiria (born 1995), Tunisian-Canadian actress
Nour El-Sherif (born 1946), Egyptian actor
Nour El-Sayed (born 1984), Egyptian footballer
Nour Mansour (born 1989), Lebanese footballer
Nour Mhanna (born 1966), Syrian singer
Nour Ardakani (born 2001), Lebanese singer and dancer
Al-Nour al-Qubba, Sudanese general

Nur

Politicians, statesmen, and royalty

Nur ibn Mujahid (died 1567), 16th-century Somali Emir of Harar
Sultan Nur Ahmed Aman (born 1841), leader of the Habr Yunis clan
Nur Bekri (born 1961), high-ranking Chinese politician
Nur Alam (born 1967), Indonesian governor of South East Sulawesi
Noer Hassan Wirajuda (born 1948), Indonesian minister of foreign affairs
Nur Ahmad Jan Bughra (died 1934), Uighur Emir of the First East Turkestan Republic
Nur Jahan (born 1577), Mughal Empress
Nur Devlet (died 1503), khan of the Crimean Khanate
Nur Matan Abdi, Somali politician and military commander
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (born 1940), first President of Kazakhstan
Musa Nur Amin, Somali politician
Nur Mohammed Taraki, Afghan politician (1917–1979), Chairman of the Revolutionary Council of the Republic of Afghanistan

Sportspeople

Cansu Nur Kaya (born 2000), Turkish footballer
Ceren Nur Domaç (born 1999), Turkish volleyball player
Esma Nur Çakmak (born 2004), Turkish arm wrestler
Gamze Nur Yaman (born 1999), Turkish footballer
Nur B. Ali (born 1974), Pakistani-American racecar driver
Nur Banu Özpak (born 1996), Turkish sport shooter
Nur Mustafa Gülen (born 1960), Turkish footballer and coach
Nur Nurhan Çakmak (born 1981), Turkish women's footballer
Büşra Nur Tırıklı (born 1994), Turkish Paralympian discus thrower
Merve Nur Eroğlu (born 1993), Turkish Paralympic archer
Nur Atikah Nabilah (born 1991), Singaporean gymnast
Seda Nur İncik (born 2000), Turkish footballer
Şeyma Nur Emeksiz Bacaksız (born 1993), Turkish Para Taekwondo practitioner
Ünzile Nur Hacıoğlu (born 1999), Turkish volleyball player
Zeynep Nur Agin (born 2007), Turkish karateka
Zeynep Nur Kapaklıkaya (born 2000), Turkish handballer

Others

Nur Batur (born 1952), Turkish journalist
Nur Fettahoğlu (born 1980), Turkish German actress
Nur Sürer (born 1954), Turkish actress
Nur Hossain (1961–1987), Bangladeshi activist
Nur Khan (1923–2011), Pakistan Air Force officer
Nur Yalman (born 1931), Turkish anthropologist
Cak Nur (born 1939), Indonesian Muslim intellectual
Nur Ali Elahi (born 1895), Iranian philosopher, jurist, and musician

Surname

Ayman Nour (born 1964), Egyptian politician
Meraj Khalid Noor (born 1980), Indian politician
Mohamed Noor, American biologist and geneticist
Mohammad Noor (1901–1979), Indonesian politician
Mohammed Noor (born 1978), Saudi Arabian footballer
Muhammad Noor (born 1925), Indian footballer
Mudyat Noor (born 1979), Regent of North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan (2025–2030)
Farah Nur (1862–1932), Somali poet and warrior
Mariam Nour (born 1936), Lebanese television personality
Nur Ahmed Nur (1937–2024), Afghan communist
Omar Nour (born 1978), Egyptian triathlete
Rıza Nur (1879–1942), Turkish surgeon
Sabila Noor (born 1995), Bangladeshi actress
Nabela Noor (born 1991), Bengali-American entrepreneur and online influencer
Shajal Noor (born 1983), Bangladeshi actor
Stephanie Nur (born 1988), Egyptian actress
Yusuf Haji Nur (died 2019), Somali politician

Fictional characters

Noor

Noor, an older lady who attempts to groom Saroo in Lion
Noor Pradesh, a fictional female character in the Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children series, first appearing in the fourth entry, A Map of Days
Noor, the main character and player character in Monument Valley 3
Noor, one of the nine default skins in Minecraft

Nour

Nour, young boy in J. M. G. Le Clézio's novel Désert
Nour El Deen Mahmoud Nour El Deen, a fictional character in Malaf Al Mostakbal series
Nour, the young Syrian-American protagonist of the novel The Map of Salt and Stars by Zeyn Joukhadar

Nur

En Sabah Nur, a supervillain appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics
Nur the Vlogger Fairy, a supporting character in the Rainbow Magic book franchise
Sude Nur Aslan (born 2007), Turkish boxer

Compound names using Nur

The following names are Arabic-based compound names with Nur as an element:

Nurullah, that is Nur Allah, meaning light of God
Nurul Alam (disambiguation), that is Nur al-Alam, meaning light of the world
Nurul Amin (disambiguation), that is Nur al-Amin, meaning light of the trustworthy
Nur al-Din, that is Nur al-Din, meaning light of the religion/faith
Nur ul-Hasan, that is Nur al-Hasan, meaning light of Hasan
- Saiyid Nurul Hasan (1921–1993), Indian historian
- Quazi Nurul Hasan Sohan (born 1993), Bangladeshi cricketer
- Prof. Syed Nurul Hasan College, West Bengal
Nur ul-Huda, that is Nur al-Huda, meaning light of the guidance
Nurul Islam, that is Nur al-Islam, meaning light of Islam
Nurur Rahman, that is Nur al-Rahman, meaning light of the Most Merciful Allah
- Nurur Rahman, Bangladeshi professor and politician from Comilla
- Sayyid Mohammad Nurur Rahman Barkati, Shahi Imam of West Bengal
Nuruzzaman, that is Nur al-Zaman, meaning light of the era
Abdel Nour, that is Abd an-Nur, meaning servant of the Light
Nuri, meaning luminous or my light
Núria, a Catalan girl's name, has been suggested to be related to this name

References

↑ Campbell, Mike (9 June 2023). "Meaning, origin and history of the name Nur". Behind the Name. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
↑ Reporter, CJ Wheeler Former News; Wheeler, C. J. (30 November 2022). "Minecraft Bedrock Edition now has seven more default skins". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 8 September 2025.

Noor (name)

Given name

Noor

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Politicians, statesmen, and royalty

Sportspeople

Others

Surname

Fictional characters

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Nour

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Compound names using Nur

References

Further reading