ノラ
Nora
ノラ is the Japanese way to say the female given name Nora.
ノラ is a female given name.
Which one should you use?
ノラちゃん is an affectionate and endearing way to refer to someone named Nora in Japanese, whereas ノラさん can be used informally in friendly conversations as a respectful and slightly more distant way to address someone named Nora.
How do you pronounce it?
Nora
Did you know?
- In the anime and manga 'Noragami', the protagonist's name is a pun. It combines nora for 'stray' with gami for 'god', meaning he is a 'stray god'.
- In Japanese, the word のら (nora) can also be a common noun meaning 'stray' or 'wild', most often used to describe a stray cat.
- While ノラ is a foreign name, it can be written in kanji to give it a Japanese meaning. For example, combining 野 for 'field' and 良 for 'good' can create a native-style name that sounds like 'Nora'.
Examples in context
- よろしくお願いします、ノーラさん。Nice to meet you, Nora.
- ノラちゃん、今日一緒にランチしようよ！Nora, let's have lunch together today!
- ノラさん、どうしたの？元気なさそうだけど大丈夫？Nora, what's wrong? You don't seem well. Are you okay?
- ノラさんは親切です。Nora-san wa shinsetsu desu.Nora is kind.
- 私の友達の名前はノラです。Watashi no tomodachi no namae wa Nora desu.My friend's name is Nora.
- ノラさんはどこにいますか？Nora-san wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Nora?
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about a new student.
- 大翔 Hiroto結衣、新しい生徒の名前は？Yui, atarashii seito no namae wa?Yui, what is the new student's name?
- 結衣 Yuiノラという名前だよ。Nora to iu namae da yo.Her name is Nora.
- 大翔 Hirotoノラか。いい名前だね。Nora ka. Ii namae da ne.Nora, huh? That's a nice name.
- 結衣 Yuiうん、とても可愛い名前だよね。Un, totemo kawaii namae da yo ne.Yeah, it's a very cute name.
