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Nur

Girl name · 30 babies recorded · 1974–2025

Nur: 30 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 6 births in 2010.

Of Arabic origin, Nur means "light" and appears in the Quran as one of God's names, An-Nur, "The Light." It's used for both boys and girls across the Muslim world, though in Scotland it has been given predominantly to girls in recent decades. The most famous bearer is likely the Ottoman sultan Nur Banu, a Venetian-born consort who became Valide Sultan and wielded considerable political influence in the 16th century. In popular culture, the name appears in the "His Dark Materials" trilogy for the character Nur Huda el-Wahabi, a young witch. A notable variant is Nour, more common in French-speaking countries, while the male form Nuri means "my light" in Turkish and Arabic.