Noura

Last updated September 04, 2025

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

Noura (singer), Algerian singer
Noura Al Jasmi (born 2002), Emirati beauty queen; Miss Earth UAE 2024
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

Mouloud Noura (born 1982), Algerian paralympic judoka

In fiction

Heather Raffo's play and titular character Noura^[2]

References

↑ "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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[1] "Noura Name Meaning | Variant of Nura" . Retrieved 2024-01-11.

[2] 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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