Meanings
norma1
Norma2
- A female given name originating as a coinage.
I wish I could remember that girl's Christian name. Something connected with a song...Thora? Speak to me, Thora, Thora, Thora. Something like that, or Myra? Myra, oh Myra my love is all for thee... Norma? Or do I mean Maritana? Norma - Norma Restarick. That's right, I'm sure.
1966, Agatha Christie, Third Girl, page 6
Norma3
- astronomyAn inconspicuous constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a carpenter's square. It lies south of the constellations Scorpius and Centaurus.
Origin
norma · noun
- Latinnorma
- Englishnorma
Borrowed from Latin norma. Doublet of norm.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Norma · proper noun
- Latinnorma“pattern, model”
- EnglishNorma
Coined name of an imaginary Celtic priestess in Bellini's opera Norma (1831). Sometimes explained as Latin norma (“pattern, model”), or as a feminine form of Norman.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Norma · proper noun
- Latinnorma“a carpenter's square”
- EnglishNorma
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin norma (“a carpenter's square”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 矩尺座
- 矩尺座 (Jǔchǐzuò)constellation
Dutch Winkelhaak
- Winkelhaakconstellation
Esperanto Ortilo
- Ortiloconstellation
Finnish Kulmaviivoitin
- Kulmaviivoitinconstellation
French Règle
- Règleconstellation
German Winkelmaß
- Winkelmaßconstellation
Indonesian Norma
- Normaconstellation
Irish an Riail
- an Riailconstellation
Latin Norma
- Normaconstellation
Malay Sesiku
- Sesikuconstellation
Polish Węgielnica
- Węgielnicaconstellation
Russian Науго́льник
- Науго́льник (Naugólʹnik)constellation
Spanish Norma
- Normaconstellation
Swedish Vinkelhaken
- Vinkelhakenconstellation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with norma
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
norma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/norma
“norma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/norma. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “norma,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/norma.
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