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نُور
Noor
NOOR
“Light.”
About Noor
Noor is a Muslim baby child's name meaning "light", an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
From the Arabic root ن-و-ر meaning 'light'. One of the names of Allah is An-Nur (The Light); Surah 24 is named An-Nur.
Used as a standalone name and as a prefix (Noor al-Din, Noor Jahan); more often female in modern use, unisex traditionally.
Spellings of Noor
نُور is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.
| Spelling | Births in England and Wales, 2025 | Births in France, 2016 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Noorthe spelling used on this page | 284 | 2,575 |
| Nour | 57 | 13,680 |
| Nur | 32 | 110 |
Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5). Counts include boys and girls.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Either
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning, and Noor is one such word.
In the Qur’an
Surah 24 : Ayah 35
اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ …
“Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. …”
Noor appears in the Qur'an directly, as in the verse above.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Noor
- What does the name Noor mean?
- Noor (نُور) means "Light". From the Arabic root ن-و-ر meaning 'light'. One of the names of Allah is An-Nur (The Light); Surah 24 is named An-Nur.
- Is Noor a name from the Qur'an?
- Yes. Noor appears in the Qur'an, in Surah 24, Ayah 35. The verse is on this page with its English meaning.
- Is Noor a boy or a girl name?
- Noor is a unisex name; it's given to both boys and girls across the Muslim world.
- Where does the name Noor come from?
- Noor is an Arabic name, built on the root letters N-W-R. Used as a standalone name and as a prefix (Noor al-Din, Noor Jahan); more often female in modern use, unisex traditionally.
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