Nuri

Nuri is an Arabic name meaning my light, formed from nur, light, with an ending expressing my. It also has established use in Turkish. The meaning can be understood as an affectionate expression as well as a reference to light, depending on the personal significance a family gives it.

Nouri is another Latin-letter spelling of the Arabic name. Christy Lefteri used Nuri for the central character of The Beekeeper of Aleppo, giving the name a recognizable literary association. Separately, Nuri can shorten Núria in Catalan and Spanish contexts; that form has a place-name history of its own. The Arabic light-related name and the Núria nickname share a spelling without requiring the same origin.