Noah - Meaning of Noah

What does Noah mean?

[ 2 syll. noa(h), no-ah ] The baby girl name Noah is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced NOW-ah (English) †. Noah is of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly in English. It is a 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 information.

Forms of Noah include the English Noa and the name Noe.

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Noah is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Noah, Noa was the most commonly used in 2018. Noah has in the last century been primarily given to boys.

Baby names that sound like Noah include Nacheena, Nacia, Nadjah, Naema, Naemah, Naenea, Nagwa, Nagwah, Naia, Nainsey, Nainsi, Naissa, Naiya, Naja, Najae, Najah, Najee, Najei, Najja, and Najwa.

† Pronunciation for Noah: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"



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