The baby name Noor Jehan is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /nuːr dʒeˈhɑːn/ (NOOR jeh-HAHN).
The baby name Noor Jehan is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /nuːr dʒeˈhɑːn/ (NOOR jeh-HAHN).
Noor Jehan is Arabic, Persian in Origin.
Noor Jehan is a Persian-Arabic compound feminine name widely used in South Asia. It combines Arabic nur "light" with Persian jahan/jehan "world" to form the honorific meaning "light of the world." In Urdu and Persian writing it often appears with the ezafe as Noor-e-Jahan, and the components also occur independently in many Muslim names.
The name’s renown stems from the Mughal Empress Nur Jahan (1577–1645), whose political and cultural influence made the compound a model of regal femininity; its modern cachet was renewed by the iconic Pakistani singer Madam Noor Jehan (1926–2000). Common variants include Noor Jahan, Nur Jahan, Nur Jehan, Noorjahan, Noorjehan, and Nurjehan; single-word and hyphenated spellings also occur. While Noor by itself is unisex, Noor Jehan is chiefly feminine. Related forms include Jahanara and Jihan/Cihan.
Noor Jehan is exceptionally rare. There are only 13 recorded uses on record, spread over 4 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
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