SikhBoy or girlPunjabi
Navnoor: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“new light”
نونور
ਨਵਨੂਰ
What Navnoor means
Navnoor (نونور, Punjabi ਨਵਨੂਰ) is a Sikh name for boys and girls that means “new light”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, nava; Steingass, Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary, nūr.
Navnoor at a glance
- Meaning
- new light
- Gender
- Boy or girl
- Origin
- Punjabi
- Faith
- Sikh
- Say it
- nav-noor
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 7
- First letter
- N · ن
Meaning of Navnoor
- In English
- new light
- اردو میں معنی
- نیا نور
Origin and history of Navnoor
Nav (new; Sanskrit nava) + noor (divine light; Arabic nūr, used in Punjabi).
Base wordSanskrit nava + Arabic nūr
How to say and write Navnoor
- Say it
- nav-noor2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Navnoor
- Urdu
- نونور
- Original script
- ਨਵਨੂਰ
Sibling names for Navnoor
Sikh names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Navnoor.
Names like Navnoor
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Names that sound like Navnoor
Questions about the name Navnoor
What does the name Navnoor mean?
Navnoor means “new light”. In Urdu: نیا نور. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899); Steingass, Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary (1892).
Is Navnoor a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Navnoor is a name for boys and girls.
Is Navnoor a Sikh name?
Yes. Navnoor is used by Sikh families. It is of Punjabi origin. Nav (new; Sanskrit nava) + noor (divine light; Arabic nūr, used in Punjabi).
How do you pronounce Navnoor?
Say it “nav-noor”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Navnoor in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Navnoor is written نونور. In its original script: ਨਵਨੂਰ.
Is the meaning of Navnoor verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.