In Ibsen's A Doll's House, does Nora's name have any symbolic meaning in the play?

In the context of the origins of the name "Nora," several
sources report that it is short for "Eleanora" meaning "light," and "Honora" meaning
"honor."

I have not found anything to indicate that that the author
purposefully chose this name for the protagonist. However, in Henrik Ibsen's
play, A Doll's House, these meanings may be used to contemplate a deeper
side of the character of Nora.

Nora can be seen as the light in
several ways. It is Nora's bustling and energetic personality that brightens up the room upon her
arrival in the opening scene. We see this when she is returning from Christmas shopping. Torvald
also might, arguably, be drawn to the light in her: he would not refer to her in such childish
terms (i.e., little bird, songbird) if she was something that was not bright and cheerful. Even
the dying Dr. Rank is attracted to Nora, much like an moth to a flame. There is warmth and
comfort to be found in her presence. When Nora leaves in the end, it is very much as if the light
has gone out of the house and Torvald's life. He
laments:

Empty. She is
gone.

In terms of honor, we see
clearly that Nora is an honorable woman. She took money illegally to save Torvald's life. She is
extremely agitated when she believes that she might be a poor mother to her children because of
this act. Nora is worthy in her respect of Dr. Rank's wish that he be left alone at the end to
die. (Torvald, Rank's "best friend," secretly infers he has little regard for the other
man.

[in a
fretful whisper]. Oh, what does [Rank] want now? (Act
III)

Rank knows death upsets Torvald
and doesn't want him around, and Torvald agrees without hesitation.) Nora is noble with regard to
her commitment to be a good wife, loving and caring for family even before her own good. She
wants very much to protect Torvald from any repercussions based on her business dealings with
Krogstad, even contemplating suicide, insisting to her
husband:

Let me go. You
shall not suffer for my sake. You shall not take it upon yourself. (Act
III)

Finally, we might argue that
Nora's decision to leave at the end is a exercise as she honors herself, and all that she can
be.