Nuria

From Namespedia - Names Meaning and Origins

Name: Nuria

Gender: Feminine

Origin: Unknown Location

Language: Arabic

Thematic: Theology

Meaning: Luminescent, Illuminating, having the attributes of or made of Divine Light.

Comments: From the root Nur or Noor, meaning Divine Light or Light of God. Also spelled Nuriyah, Nuriya, Nuriye. There is a Spanish name Nuria of separate origins.

In Islamic tradition, angels are made of Nur.