Noor (also spelt Nur, Nor, Nour, or Noer, : ) is a common Arabic unisex given name meaning 'light', from the Arabic al-Nur (). 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
Further reading Salahuddin Ahmed. A Dictionary of Muslim Names. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers, 1999.