Núria

Núria is an inherited from Catalan female first name, derived from Nostra Senyora de Núria (, Our Lady of Núria ') and the Mare de Deu de Núria ( Mother of God of Núria '), a Marie figures in the sanctuary of the Pyrenean Vall de Núria in the Province of Girona. The name Núria is a very common female first name in Catalan. The Spanish spelling is Nuria.

The origins of the name in the Hebrew word נוּרְיָא ( nuria ), which in turn goes back to the Aramaic נוּרָא ( nura ) and for " light " or " enlightenment ( God )" is, as well as the Arab نورة (only ). The name means something like " light -bearing " and is the equivalent of the Latin name Lucie.

According to the linguist Joan Coromines is also linked to the old Basque- Aquitanian word norra in which also the name of Andorra has its root and the " place between valleys " means.

Name winners

  • Núria Espert ( born 1935 ), Spanish actress
  • Nuria Fergó ( b. 1979 ), Spanish singer and actress
  • Nuria González (born 1962 ), Spanish actress
  • Nuria Llagostera Vives ( born 1980 ), Spanish tennis player
  • Nuria Rial ( born 1975 ), Spanish singer
  • Nuria Toray (1934-2004), Spanish actress
Lucia (name) Basque language Aquitanian language Nuria Torray
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