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Noah - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Noah

[ 2 syll. noa(h), no-ah ] The girl name Noah is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced NOWah KEY. Noah is of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly in English. Biblical name derived from the word no'ah with the meaning 'motion'. An old form of the name is No'ah (Hebrew). The name was borne in the Bible by a daughter of Zelophehad. See Noah for more info. A form of Noah is the English Noa.

Noah is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Noah has in the last century been primarily given to boys.

Baby names that sound like Noah include the English Noa, the Hebrew Naama, the Arabic Naima, the English Naimi, the Arabic Najwa, the Japanese Nami, the English, Spanish, and Japanese Nana, the Greek and Hawaiian Nani, the English and Scandinavian Nanna, the English Nanney, the German Nanni, the English Nanny, the English Naoma, the English Naomy, the Yoruban Nayo, the Yoruban Neema, the English Neena, the English Neenah, the Indian Neha, and the name Nemy.

KEY: Pronunciation for Noah: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"


 
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