Norma

Norma is a girl's and boy's baby name with a complex origin — it may be a feminine form of Norman, a Latin-influenced coinage by librettist Felice Romani for Bellini's 1831 opera Norma, possibly derived from the Latin norma ("rule, standard"). Its modern use is primarily traced to the opera's enormous success.

Norma was a top-10 U.S. girls' name from the 1920s through the early 1940s. Norma Jeane Baker — Marilyn Monroe's birth name — gives it a fascinating duality: the ordinary girl who became the ultimate icon. It's a name that rewards a second look.