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Girl · Catalan place-name, uncertain
Núria
Say it: NOO-ree-uh
Meaning
From the Marian sanctuary of the Vall de Núria in the Pyrenees. The place-name is of uncertain origin, and the popular link to Arabic nūr 'light' is unproven.
Disputedsharp disagreement, or a popular meaning that is not supported.
Spread from Catalonia across Spain in the 20th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 663 babies given this name since 1960
- At its height in 2006, about 1 in 43,200 girls
- 19 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Spanish | Nuria |
|---|
Famous bearers
- Núria Espert, Catalan actress
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.