Where does “Noreen” come from?

Noreen is an English name derived from Irish Nóra, itself a shortened form of Irish Onóra, which comes from Latin Honora, related to honor.

Ancestry of “Noreen”, step by step

Noreen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish Nóirín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishNóirín—
2IrishNóra—
3IrishOnóra—
4LatinHonora—

via Arabic نور

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicنورto flower, to blossom; to light, to radiate, to...
2Proto-Semiticnūr-light
Every word from Latin Honora →Every word from Irish Onóra →Every word from Irish Nóra →