Hebrew · Girl name
Nurit
“buttercup flower”
About the name Nurit
Nurit is a Hebrew girls’ name. It is derived from Hebrew, meaning ‘buttercup flower’, and in Modern Hebrew nurit is the name of the Ranunculus genus, whose red-flowered species grow wild in Israel in spring. The word is related to nur, an Aramaic and Hebrew root meaning ‘fire’ or ‘light’. Nurit came into use in Israel in the twentieth century as part of a wider adoption of plant names as given names.
- Meaning
- buttercup flower
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- noo-REET(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Nurit
- Nurit Miriam
- Nurit Talia
- Nurit Ruth
- Nurit Leah
- Nurit Shira
Questions about Nurit
- What does Nurit mean?
- Nurit is a Hebrew name meaning "buttercup flower".
- How do you pronounce Nurit?
- Nurit is pronounced noo-REET, with emphasis on the second syllable.
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