# Norris

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnɔɹɪs/ · frequency rank #13,026

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old French.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A number of places in the United States:
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## Etymology
An Anglo-Norman surname, from Old French norreis (“a northerner, a migrant from the north”). More at French norois.

## Easily confused with
- **nourish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/norris-vs-nourish)
- **nori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nori-vs-norris)
- **Nordic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nordic-vs-norris)

## Common misspellings (7)
`nnorris`, `norirs`, `noris`, `norriss`, `norrsi`, `nroris`, `onrris`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/norris