User blog comment:Maki Kuronami/The Naming Rule of Remnant/@comment-11245963-20131201025326/@comment-10380701-20131201035306

Actually, someone confirmed the more obscure references of the names of characters like Nora and Bart.

http://rwby.wikia.com/wiki/User_blog_comment:Maki_Kuronami/The_Naming_Rule_of_Remnant

As seen in one of the comments.

Yes, Nora is a color.