Meaning: (
Fair Shoulder, White Shoulder, Famous, Glorious, Magnolia, Olive, Descendant of Nuallain, Spanish pet form of Leonor, a variant of Eleanor, a cognate of the Greek Helene (Light, Torch, Bright). Alternatively, some believe Leonor to be a feminine form of Leonard, which is derived from the Old High German Lewenhart (Brave as a Lion), Derived from the word nuall with the meaning 'famous, champion, chariot-fighter'. The first name was possibly invented as a feminine variant of Nolan. Among English speakers, the name is most regularly used in Australia. Variant short form of Fionnula.)
Origin: (
Gaelic, Irish, Celtic, English, Latin, African-Mende)
Pronunciation: (
NOH-lə, NOW-Laa, NO-lah)
Gender: Female
I forget where I first heard this name but I really like it. It's short and unique and has really nice pretty meanings. I can see a very
spirited character being named this for some reason, LOL. It's also easily pronounced.
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