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Norma
Norma ♀ Apparently invented by Felice Romani in his libretto for Bellini's opera of this name (first performed in 1832). It is identical in form with Latin norma ‘rule, standard’, but there is no evidence that this word was the source of the name. In recent times, it has come to be taken in England and the Scottish Highlands as a feminine equivalent of Norman.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Norma." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Norma." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Norma1.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Norma." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Norma1.html |
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Norma
Norma (abbr. Nor, gen. Normae) A constellation of the southern sky, representing a set square. Its brightest star, Gamma2 Normae, is of magnitude 4.0 and forms an optical double with the unrelated Gamma1 Normae, magnitude 5.0. NGC 6087 is a 5th-magnitude open star cluster.
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"Norma." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Norma." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Norma.html "Norma." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Norma.html |
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Norma
Norma ♀ (Italian) Apparently coined by Felice Romani in his libretto for Bellini's opera of this name.
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PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Norma." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Norma." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Norma.html PATRICK HANKS, KATE HARDCASTLE, and FLAVIA HODGES. "Norma." A Dictionary of First Names. 2006. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O41-Norma.html |
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Norma
Norma •dormer, former, korma, Norma, performer, pro-forma, stormer, transformer, trauma, warmer
•sixth-former • barnstormer
•aroma, carcinoma, chroma, coma, comber, diploma, glaucoma, Homer, lymphoma, melanoma, misnomer, Oklahoma, Omagh, roamer, Roma, romer, sarcoma, soma
•beachcomber
•bloomer, boomer, consumer, Duma, humour (US humor), Nkrumah, perfumer, puma, roomer, rumour (US rumor), satsuma, stumer, Sumer, tumour (US tumor)
•zeugma • fulmar
•bummer, comer, drummer, hummer, midsummer, mummer, plumber, rummer, strummer, summa, summer
•latecomer • newcomer • agama
•welcomer
•astronomer, monomer
•ashrama • isomer • gossamer
•customer
•affirmer, Burma, derma, Irma, murmur, squirmer, terra firma, wormer
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"Norma." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Norma." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Norma.html "Norma." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Norma.html |
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