English
Noreen
Noreen comes from Irish Nóirín.
- Irishc. 1200–presentNóirín
- EnglishtodayNoreen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentNóirín
- EnglishtodayNoreen
The story
Anglicized from Irish Nóirín (diminutive of Nóra (‘Nora’)).
Every English word from Irish Nóirín
Another origin of Noreen
- Arabicc. 500–presentنُورٍnūrin‘light’
- EnglishtodayNoreen
Anglicized from Arabic نُورٍ (nūrin, “light”, in the genitive case).
Today it means
name A female given name from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Nóirín / Noreen