Noura
Noura is an Arabic-origin female given name and a surname, derived from the name Noor, meaning "light".[1] People with the name include:
Given name
[edit]- Noura (singer), Algerian singer
- Noura Al Jasmi (born 2002), Emirati beauty queen; Miss Earth UAE 2024
- Noura Alameeri (born 1988), Kuwaiti professional racing cyclist
- Noura Aljizawi, Syrian political activist
- Noura Alktebi, Emirati paralympic athlete
- Noura Bensaad, Tunisian writer
- Noura Borsali, (1953–2017), Tunisian academic and journalist
- Noura Elsayed (born 1987), Egyptian middle-distance runner
- Noura Erakat (born 1980), Palestinian American legal scholar, human rights attorney, and assistant professor
- Noura Ghazi (born 1981), Syrian lawyer
- Noura Hashemi (born 1983), Iranian actress
- Noura Hussein, Sudanese teenager sentenced to death for killing her rapist
- Noora Salem Jasim (born 1996), Nigerian-born Bahraini athlete
- Noura Al Kaabi, Emirati government minister and businesswoman
- Noura Mana (born 1997), Moroccan swimmer
- Noura Mohamed (born 1998), Egyptian fencer
- Noura Nasri, Tunisian sport shooter
- Noura al Noman, Emirati science fiction writer
- Noura Qadry (born 1954), Egyptian actress
- Noura Rahal (born 1973), Lebanese/Syrian singer
- Noura Mohamed Saleh (born 1989), Emirati chess player
- Noura bint Abdul Rahman Al Saud (1875–1950), Saudi royal
- Noura bint Faisal Al Saud (born 1988), Saudi royal
- Noura bint Mohammed Al Saud, Saudi royal and jewelry designer
- Noura bint Sultan Al Saud, Saudi royal
- Noura Mint Seymali, Mauritanian griot, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist
- Noura Ben Slama (born 1985), Tunisian handball player
- Noura Khalifa Al Suwaidi, Emirati politician
- Noura Ziadi, Canadian research scientist
Surname
[edit]- Mouloud Noura (born 1982), Algerian paralympic judoka
In fiction
[edit]- Heather Raffo's play and titular character Noura[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Noura Name Meaning | Variant of Nura". Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ Najjar, Michael Malek (2021-01-28). Middle Eastern American Theatre: Communities, Cultures and Artists. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-350-11704-4.
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