Norris

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Norris

/ˈnɔɹɪs/ US
/ˈnɑɹɪs/ New York City, Philadelphia

Rhymes with -ɒɹɪs

Where it comes from

An Anglo-Norman surname, from Old French norreis (“a northerner, a migrant from the north”). More at French norois.

proper noun

A surname from Old French.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A village in Fulton County, Illinois.
An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri.
An abandoned village in Cedar County, Nebraska.
A town in Pickens County, South Carolina.
A city in Anderson County, Tennessee.

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"Norris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/norris. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Norris. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/norris

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"Norris." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/norris.

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@misc{norris_2026,
  title = {Norris},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/norris},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}