Nour

Nour is a Latin-letter spelling of the Arabic name and word Nur, meaning “light.” The same short word appears in personal names and in wider religious and literary language. Its use can be spiritual or simply appreciative of the image of light; the spelling does not limit it to one particular religious interpretation.

Noor and Nur are close transliteration comparisons, while Nour is especially familiar in French-influenced writing conventions. The ou is a way of representing the vowel rather than an added syllable or a separate meaning. The name is used for boys and girls in different communities. Keeping the original Arabic connection visible makes its identity clearer than treating each English spelling as an unrelated name.