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Nora has been among the most popular girl names in Norway in the 2000s, topping the list of most popular girl names in 2012. [4] In Finnish and Arabic there is a given name Noora. "Bloody Nora", "ruddy Nora" or "flaming Nora" is a British minced oath. [5]
Noora is a female given name in Finnish and Arabic, which is derived from the Biblical name of Nora. In Arabic, it means "light" and its male equivalent is Noor. Notable people with the Finnish given name: Noora Hautakangas (born 1984), Finnish model; Piia-Noora Kauppi (born 1975), Finnish director; Noora Laukkanen (born 1993), Finnish swimmer
Individuals who dropped their last name and substituted their middle name as their last name are listed. Those with a one-word stage name are listed in a separate article. In many cases, performers have legally changed their name to their stage name. [1] Note: Many cultures have their own naming customs and systems, some rather intricate.
A cloudy origin story. The exact genesis of the Bloody Mary is about as hazy as the events from an adventurous night before. ... North Carolina-based The Blind Pelican Seafood House has even made ...
Use of the adjective bloody as a profane intensifier predates the 18th century. Its ultimate origin is unclear, and several hypotheses have been suggested. It may be a direct loan of Dutch bloote, (modern spelling blote) meaning entire, complete or pure, which was suggested by Ker (1837) to have been "transformed into bloody, in the consequently absurd phrases of bloody good, bloody bad ...
The "Bloody Creek Massacre" and events that triggered it are now the focus of a debate over whether to change the name of ... word meaning "Mountain Woman" that celebrates both the volcano and the ...
Bloody Mary is a legend of a ghost, phantom, witch, or spirit conjured to reveal the future. She is said to appear in a mirror when her name is chanted repeatedly. The Bloody Mary apparition may be benevolent or malevolent, depending on historic variations of the legend. Bloody Mary appearances are mostly witnessed in group participation play.
Elora is a feminine given name of uncertain origin. It has become better known as the name of a child character in the 1988 fantasy film Willow. [1] It might be a variant of the names Eliora, a Hebrew name meaning “God is my light”, or Elnora, an American combination of the names Ella and Nora.