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Nour? (rhymes with "hoer")

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Madelaine
We've had the name Nour in mind for a while, but I'm really hesitating because it rhymes with hoer.
And it also rhymes with "je moer" (street slang for: your mother, used as an insult).
What do you all think?
Do you have any other options that fit the style of Nour?
We also had these on our list:
Liv
Zinna
Daila
Ilayda
Aisha
Jahlin
Loulé

But with all these names, we didn't get that WOW feeling.

Replies

  1. Mama-An #2

    An old colleague of mine is named Nouria. I found it really unique and feminine. And it doesn't rhyme with "hoer"
  2. Madelaine started this #3

    Yeah, we’d also thought about Nouria/Noura but we didn’t really like it……
    Thanks anyway!
  3. Jacoba78 #4

    I think Nour is a nice name. I only know a boy with that name (but for you, it would be for a girl)?
    I had never really thought about names rhyming with "whore"... there are probably more names that rhyme with something ugly... But I understand (especially for a girl) your concern.
    I also think Liv is beautiful (and more in the style of Nour), the rest actually feels like a completely different style...
    ZeeVanNamen suggests that these names are in the same genre as Nour (for a girl):
    Mex
    Stien
    Sara
    Rafaella
    Hylke
    Pien
    Sarita
    Lotus
    Love
    Niene
    Raphaëlla
    Elif
    Diethe
    Mare
    Merle
    Stiene
    Audrey
    Stelle
    Felien
    Zan
    Laure
    Yfke
    Jilou
    Fiep
    Belle
    Veere
    Janthe
    Jitte
    Fay
    Kay
    Otta

    Maybe there's something in there for you? Good luck!
  4. Deb Guest #5

    There are more names that rhyme with something somewhere. Puck and Mex, for example.
    So you give the child a different name out of caution, and then they come up with something else. Because if they want to shout something, they'll shout it anyway.
    I'd say just go with Nour.
  5. Gast28 Guest #6

    Every child gets a rhyme about their name! Nour, well.. uh
    Jeroen poops in his shoe
    Liz smells like pee..
    They’ll come up with something! If you think it’s a nice name; go for it!
  6. Agnes Guest #7

    I think Nour is a really beautiful name and wouldn't immediately think of "hoer" (whore) because it's spelled differently.
  7. Emme Guest #8

    I think Nour is a beautiful name!

    My niece is called Loes (same age as me), and there's plenty of rhymes you can come up with for that too. We talked about it, and she doesn't find it too annoying. She can easily ignore it. There will always be people who find it funny to make up rhymes, even for Nour. But I still think it's a lovely name!

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