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Nuri - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Nuri

[ syll. nu-ri, nur-i ] The boy name Nuri is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is NYUWiy KEY. Nuri is used chiefly in the English and Hebrew languages, and it is derived from Hebrew origins. The name's meaning is fire. Nur (Arabic, English, and Hebrew), Nuria (English and Hebrew), and Nuriel (English and Hebrew) are variants of Nuri.

Nuri is an infrequently used baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Nuri include Na'im (Arabic), Naaman (English), Nahma, Nahman (Hebrew), Nahum (English, German, and Hebrew), Naim (Arabic), Naomhan (Irish), Naomhán (Irish), Neean (English), Nemo (English, German, and Italian), Neo (English and Italian), Newman (English), Nhean (Cambodian), Nian (English), Nino (Italian), Noa (English), Noah (English, German, and Slavic), Numa (Italian), Nuno (Portuguese), and Nuño (Spanish).

KEY: approx pronunciation for Nuri: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; Y as in "yield (Y.IY.L.D)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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