Meaning of the nameNora
- Female
- No-ra
Nora is a feminine name used in many languages, described as a short form of Eleanor or of Honora.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,243 people named Nora, the 4,737th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 61, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Meaning
The meaning of Nora is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,243
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,737
- Median age
- 61 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,226
- people
Nora in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Nora, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (747 people).
2,226 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Nora is most common
States with the highest share of people named Nora in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 485 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 315 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 274 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 248 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 162 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 104 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 89 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 77 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 67 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 51 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 49 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 47 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 47 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso | 32 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 28 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 20 | 0.003% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 19 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 18 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Nora
Behind the Name lists Nora as a short form of Honora or of Eleanor, and Wiktionary gives it as a short form of Eleanor or, more rarely, of Honora, in English. For that reason its origin is not single. The name also appears in A Doll's House (1879), a play by Henrik Ibsen, as the name of a character. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,243 people named Nora, with a median age of 61; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Nora · behindthename.com · origin
- Wiktionary: Nora · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Honora · behindthename.com · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Nora · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Nora
What does the name Nora mean?
The meaning of Nora is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Nora in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,243 people with the first name Nora, which ranks it number 4,737 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Nora a boy's or a girl's name?
Nora is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,226 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Nora most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Nora (315 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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