Norma (female name)
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Norma is a female name. The name Norma was referenced around 1203, though Norma might have been created through an opera entitled Norma
by Vincenzo Bellini under Felice Romani.
The female name Norma may be feminine of Norman
, in which case this means "Of the North", although in Latin the word norma means patterns. The name has fluctuated regarding popularity in over 100 years; the popularity of Norma has officially gone downwards in the United States
, although it's still in common usage.
Norma (opera)
Norma is a tragedia lirica or opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini with libretto by Felice Romani after Norma, ossia L'infanticidio by Alexandre Soumet. First produced at La Scala on December 26, 1831, it is generally regarded as an example of the supreme height of the bel canto tradition...
by Vincenzo Bellini under Felice Romani.
The female name Norma may be feminine of Norman
Norman (name)
Norman is a both surname and a given name. The surname has multiple origins including English, Irish , Scottish and Dutch, Swedish and Ashkenazi Jewish and Jewish American...
, in which case this means "Of the North", although in Latin the word norma means patterns. The name has fluctuated regarding popularity in over 100 years; the popularity of Norma has officially gone downwards in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, although it's still in common usage.
Notable people named Norma
- Norma AleandroNorma AleandroNorma Aleandro Robledo is an Argentine actress and screenwriter, born in Buenos Aires to Pedro Aleandro and María Luisa Robledo, both actors. Her sister, María Vaner, was a famous actress in Argentina.- Life and career :...
, an Argentine actress - Norma Jeane Baker (1926–1962, baptized Norma Jean Mortensen), the birth name of Marilyn MonroeMarilyn MonroeMarilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model and showgirl who became a major sex symbol, starring in a number of commercially successful motion pictures during the 1950s....
, an American actress and model - Norma ColeNorma ColeNorma Cole is a contemporary American poet, visual artist, and frequent translator from the French. A member of the circle of poets around Robert Duncan in the '80s, and a fellow traveler of San Francisco's language poets, Cole is also allied with contemporary French poets.-Life and work:A...
, a visual artist, translator and American poet - Norma Egstrom, the birth name of Peggy LeePeggy LeePeggy Lee was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress in a career spanning six decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, she forged a sophisticated persona, evolving into a multi-faceted artist and...
, an actress, singer and songwriter - Norma Fox MazerNorma Fox MazerNorma Fox Mazer was an American author and teacher, best known for her books for children and young adults. Her novels featured credible young characters confronting difficult situations such as family separation and death....
, an American author - Norma Hutchinson, sex symbol
- Norma KhouriNorma KhouriNorma Khouri is the pen name of author Norma Bagain Toliopoulos . She is the author of the book titled Honor Lost in America, and Forbidden Love in Australia and the Commonwealth, released by Random House in 2003..Her best-selling book, which purported to described the honor killing of her best...
, a Jordanian author - Norma KleinNorma KleinNorma Klein was a US children's book author. She was born, grew up and lived in New York City for most of her life. She died, after a brief illness, in New York City....
(1938-1989), an American author - Norma MacMillanNorma MacMillanNorma MacMillan was a Canadian voice actor.Norma MacMillan was a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was there that she met, worked with and married her producer/manager husband Thor Arngrim. Arngrim had started the now-legendary, but short-lived Totem Theatre company in 1951...
(1921-2001), a Canadian voice actress - Norma McCorveyNorma McCorveyNorma Leah McCorvey , better known by the legal pseudonym "Jane Roe", was the plaintiff in the landmark American lawsuit Roe v. Wade in 1973. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned individual states' laws against abortion by ruling them unconstitutional...
(born 1947), the "Jane Roe" in the "Roe v. Wade" abortion case - Norma NolanNorma NolanNorma Nolan , is an Argentine who became, in 1962, the first woman from that country to obtain the Miss Universe title. She won the title in Miami Beach, Florida. Nolan is of Irish and Italian descent...
, a 1962 Miss Universe - Norma ShearerNorma ShearerEdith Norma Shearer was a Canadian-American actress. Shearer was one of the most popular actresses in North America from the mid-1920s through the 1930s...
, an actress - Norma SmallwoodNorma SmallwoodNorma Descygne Smallwood captured first place in both the bather's review and the evening gown contest and the following evening was crowned Miss America 1926....
, a Miss America for 1926 - Norma StitzNorma StitzAnnie Hawkins-Turner , better known by the pseudonym Norma Stitz, is a website entrepreneur and fetish model. Her stage name is a word-play on the phrase "enormous tits"...
, a website entrepreneur and nude model - Norma TalmadgeNorma TalmadgeNorma Talmadge was an American actress and film producer of the silent era. A major box office draw for more than a decade, her career reached a peak in the early 1920s, when she ranked among the most popular idols of the American screen.Her most famous film was Smilin’ Through , but she also...
, a film star of the silent era - Norma TeagardenNorma TeagardenNorma Teagarden was a notable jazz pianist. She was born in Vernon, Texas, the sister of jazz trombonist Jack Teagarden and jazz musician Charlie Teagarden....
, a jazz pianist - Norma WinstoneNorma WinstoneNorma Ann Winstone MBE is a British jazz singer and lyricist. In a career spanning over forty years she is best known for her wordless improvisations....
, a British jazz singer and musician
Fictional characters
- Norma Desmond, in the film Sunset Boulevard
- Norma Rae Webster, heroine of the 1979 film Norma RaeNorma RaeNorma Rae is a 1979 American drama film that tells the story of a factory worker from a small town in North Carolina, who becomes involved in the labor union activities at the textile factory where she works...
- Norma Bates, Passions character
- Norma Cenva, a character from the three prequels to Frank HerbertFrank HerbertFranklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author. Although a short story author, he is best known for his novels, most notably Dune and its five sequels...
's Dune novels - Norma, a minor character from Square's console role-playing game Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
- Norma Arnold, mother of Kevin Arnold in the 1988-1993 television series The Wonder YearsThe Wonder YearsThe Wonder Years is an American television comedy-drama created by Carol Black and Neal Marlens. It ran for six seasons on ABC from 1988 through 1993. The pilot aired on January 31, 1988 after ABC's coverage of Super Bowl XXII....
- Norma is a character in the novel CarrieCarrieCarrie may refer to:* Carrie , a given name and those with it* Carrie , a novel by Stephen King** Carrie , a 1976 film adaptation*** Carrie , a 2002 remake** Carrie , a musical adaptation...
by Stephen KingStephen KingStephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
and film CarrieCarrieCarrie may refer to:* Carrie , a given name and those with it* Carrie , a novel by Stephen King** Carrie , a 1976 film adaptation*** Carrie , a 2002 remake** Carrie , a musical adaptation...
(1976). She helps switch the prom ballets for her friend Chris Hargenson (the school bully) so that she can pull a mean trick on Carrie.