First names in Hebrew

First name Nora: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נורה

Gematria value: 261

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Nora is written נורה

Meaning and origin

What does Nora mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin (short form of Eleanor or Honora)
Origin: disputed

Your name is a short form that has become a name of its own. It comes from Eleanor, or from Honora, "honor", in Ireland. It is also very close to the Arabic Noura, "light". Its origin therefore depends on the family. Nora is the heroine of Ibsen's A Doll's House (1879), a woman who decides to leave in order to become herself.

Gematria

Nora = 261

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. נורה has 4 letters:

• נthe letter Nun50
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total261

The verse of the name

From the letter Nun to the letter He

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Nora, from נ to ה:

נְקִי כַפַּיִם וּבַר־לֵבָב אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָשָׂא לַשָּׁוְא נַפְשִׁי וְלֹא נִשְׁבַּע לְמִרְמָה׃

“One who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.”

Psalms 24:4

The book of your first name

Nora, in nine pages

• Nora, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Nora
• Nora, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Nora in three answers

How do you write Nora in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Nora is written נורה.

What is the gematria value of Nora?
Written נורה, Nora is worth 261: the letter Nun (50) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Nora mean?
Of disputed origin (short form of Eleanor or Honora) (origin: disputed). Your name is a short form that has become a name of its own. It comes from Eleanor, or from Honora, "honor", in Ireland. It is also very close to the Arabic Noura, "light". Its origin therefore depends on the family. Nora is the heroine of Ibsen's A Doll's House (1879), a woman who decides to leave in order to become herself.