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Noah

Pronunciation: NOH-ə (key)

Origin of the name Noah:

Derived from the Hebrew nōach (rest, comfort). The name is borne in the Bible by the patriarch commanded by God to build the ark, upon which he saved his family and two of each creature from the Great Flood. He is seen as the second progenitor of the human race,

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Ark Benjamin Caleb Cameron Eli Elijah Emma Ethan Evan Gabriel Hannah Isaac Jacob Jonah Joshua Logan Lucas Meredith Micah Miriam Nathan Olivia Ryan Samuel Seth
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Noah is #2 on the list of top 100 cool baby boy names in the baby name book "Cool Names" by Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz.

Personal experiences with the name Noah: | Edit

I love the name Noah. We found out we are having a girl, but I still love it and am considering it...I think it would be an absolutely adorable name for a girl, but my husband says No Way. Thoughts?

i love the name Noah and i would hate to see it completely feminized like many other boy names, but Miley Cyrus' younger sister's name is Noah and i think it is really adorable for a girl.

To the previous two posters, Noa is a girls name in Israel, pronounced the same.

Nicknames for Noah: | Edit

No-Ha
my hubbies grandparents called him "No-one" growing up. :( Kinda sad, but silly.

Noey - We call our son this all the time We find it very cute for our little toddler :)

Noah Boa

Our son is called (by various family members): Noah Kabloa, Noni Juice, NoNo, and Noey.

we call our son (Noah Balboa as in rocky lol) or Noey

Meanings and history of the name Noah: | Edit

Noah built the ark in the Bible (Genesis).

Famous real-life people named Noah: | Edit

Noah Wylie, actor; Noah Webster, author of the American Dictiononary of the English Language

Noah in song, story & screen: | Edit

Noah and the Flood from the Old Testament;

Noah Callhoun: Main character in The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks(book and movie)

Noah from the Ewoks: Battle of Endor

Noah is the father of the cheerleader in Heroes.

Noah Mayer - character in the soap opera As the World Turns.

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