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نُور
Nour
NOOR
“Light.”
About Nour
Nour is a Muslim baby child's name meaning "light" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Variant transliteration of Noor. Same root and meaning — 'light'.
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 Nour is one such word.
In the Qur’an
Surah 24 : Ayah 35
اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ
“Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The example of His light is like a niche within which is a lamp.”
Saheeh International translation · sourced from Tanzil
The root letters of Nour live inside this verse — a quiet thread connecting the name to the words of revelation.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Nour
- What does the name Nour mean?
- Nour (نُور) means "Light". Variant transliteration of Noor. Same root and meaning — 'light'.
- Is Nour a name from the Qur'an?
- Nour shares its root letters with the Qur'an: the verse in Surah 24, Ayah 35 carries the same root. The verse and its translation, sourced from Tanzil, are on this page.
- Is Nour a boy or a girl name?
- Nour is a unisex name — it's given to both boys and girls across the Muslim world.
- Where does the name Nour come from?
- Nour is an Arabic name, built on the root letters N-W-R.
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