Norma (first name)

Norma is a female given name . The origin of the name is partly interpreted as a female counterpart to Norman and would then mean "the woman from the north".

The name became known through Vincenzo Bellini's opera from 1831 , whose libretto is based on the drama Norma, ossia L'infanticidio by the French writer Alexandre Soumet (premiered in Paris in the same year).

Well-known namesake

• Norma Aleandro , Argentine actress
• Norma Jeane Mortenson (1926–1962, baptized Norma Jean Baker), maiden name of Marilyn Monroe
• Norma Cassau (* 1975), German translator
• Norma Cruz (Norma Cruz Cordoba; * 1966), Guatemalan women's rights activist
• Norma Egstrom , maiden name of Peggy Lee , American singer
• Norma Feye (* 1975), German writer
• Norma Fox Mazer , American author
• Norma González (* 1982), Colombian athlete
• Norma Koch (1898–1979), American costume designer
• Norma Procter (1928–2017), British opera and concert singer
• Norma Shearer , American actress
• Norma Smallwood , Miss America (1926)
• Norma Stitz , stage name of Anna Hawkins-Turner (American porn actress)
• Norma Talmadge , American actress
• Norma Teagarden , jazz pianist
• Norma Torres (* 1965), American politician
• Norma Winstone , British jazz singer

Fictional characters

• Norma Rae Webster, from the 1979 film Norma Rae
• Norma Desmond, from the 1950 film " Twilight Boulevard "