Noa (name)

Summary

Noa is both a male and female first name as well as a surname.

In Israel, the name Noa (Hebrew: נֹועָה / נֹעָה) is primarily a popular given name for girls. Derived from the Biblical character Noa (Hebrew: נֹעָה), one of the five Daughters of Zelophehad, the name means “movement”. In some languages, Noa is an alternate spelling of Noah (Hebrew: נֹחַ), although the names are unrelated in Hebrew and are spelled and pronounced differently.[1]

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First name
Surname
  • Azusa Noa (野阿, born 1954), Japanese science fiction writer
  • Ivana Noa (born 2003), Belgian actress
  • Josef Noa (1856–1903), Hungarian chess master
  • Juan Noa (died 1963), Manx dialect poet and playwright
  • Kaulana Noa (born 1976), American football offensive guard
  • Loveman Noa (1878–1901), US Naval officer killed during the Philippines Insurrection
  • Manfred Noa (1893–1930), German film director
  • Tavevele Noa (born 1992), Tuvaluan sprinter
  • Thomas Lawrence Noa (1892–1977), American clergyman
  • Yamilka Noa (born 1980), Cuban–Costa Rican poet and filmmaker

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  1. ^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Noa (1)".
  2. ^ "Fresh (2022 film)", Wikipedia, 2023-02-28, retrieved 2023-03-18
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