Malay Names · Girl
Nur Joan name meaning
“light; God is gracious”
- Letters
- 7
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- N
- Origin
- Arabic · Hebrew
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
Nur Joan is a girl's name combining the Arabic Nur 'light' with Joan 'God is gracious', the feminine form of John.
What does Nur Joan mean?
About the name Nur Joan
Nur Joan is built from the element Nur, commonly placed before Malay girls' names, followed by the name Joan. Nur comes from the Arabic word nūr (نور), meaning 'light'. Joan is the medieval English form of the Old French name Johanne, the feminine counterpart of John, which goes back to the Hebrew name Yôḥānāh, meaning 'God is gracious'. Nur is also spelled Nor or Noor on official documents.
Sources
- Wiktionary: نور · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: Joan · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Joan · behindthename.com · meaning
Names with a related meaning
- Nur♀Light
- Noraini♀Light of the eye
- Norhayati♀Light of life
- Nurul♀Light of
- Nur Hidayah♀Light of guidance
- Nur Syafiqah♀Light · compassionate
- Nur Atiqah♀Light · ancient, free
- Nurul Hidayah♀Light of guidance
- Nur Izzati♀Light · honour, power
- Norhidayah♀Light of guidance
- Nurul Ain♀Light of the eye
- Nur Fatihah♀Light of the beginning
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