Nora f
English, Irish, Scottish and Scandinavian: short form of names such as Eleonara (see ELEANOR (SEE Eleanor)), Honora (see HONOUR (SEE Honour)), and LEONORA (SEE Leonora). Although these are not Gaelic in origin, Nora (Gaelic Nóra) was particularly associated with Ireland at one time. In the Scottish Highlands it is used as a feminine form of NORMAN (SEE Norman). In Scandinavia the name is known particularly as that borne by the heroine of Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House.
Variant: Norah.
First names dictionary. 2012.