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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
===Name=== | ===Name=== | ||
[[ | [[wiktionary:Noreen|Noreen]] is a name with two distinct origins: Irish and Arabic. | ||
The Irish version of the name is the anglicized version of Nóirín, which is the diminutive of Nora. Nora originates as a short form of Honora (also Honoria), a common Anglo-Norman name, ultimately derived from the Latin word Honor (with that meaning). | The Irish version of the name is the anglicized version of Nóirín, which is the diminutive of [[wiktionary:Nora|Nora]]. Nora originates as a short form of [[wiktionary:Honora|Honora]] (also Honoria), a common Anglo-Norman name, ultimately derived from the Latin word [[wiktionary:Honor|Honor]] (with that meaning). | ||
The Arabic version of the name means "luminous." | The Arabic version of the name means "luminous." | ||