Norma

♀French girl's name

A French girl's name of Italian origin.

At a glance

GenderFeminine
OriginItalian

Origin and meaning

Coined name of an imaginary Celtic priestess in Bellini's opera Norma (1831). Sometimes explained as Latin norma (“pattern, model”), or as a feminine form of Norman.

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • United States
  • Italy
  • Malta
  • Denmark
  • Norway
  • Sweden

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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