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Noah is a given name and surname most likely derived from the Biblical figure Noah (נוֹחַ) in Hebrew. It is most likely of Babylonian origin from the word "nukhu" meaning repose or rest, which is possible in view of the Sumerian/Babylonian source of the flood story. Noah is an Egyptian word meaning "Wet Moon," from the God of Water "Nu" and the Moon God "Ah" A wet moon appears as a boat on the water as it sets in the west on the new moon crescent after sundown. Another explanation says that it is derived from the Hebrew root meaning "to comfort" (nahum) with the final consonant dropped.[1]

Noah
The canonised Noah. Lithograph by J.G. Schreiner, c. 1840. Wellcome V0034402.jpg
Biblical figure of Noah in a Lithograph by J. G. Schreiner.
GenderMale
Language(s)English
Origin
MeaningFrom Hebrew נוֹחַ, most likly derived from Babylonian "nukhu" meaning repose or rest
Other names
Related names

Popularity[edit]

From 2013 until 2015, the name was the most popular male name in the US.[2]In 2013 it was the third most popular name for boys in Australia.[3]

People with this given name[edit]

  • Ignatius Noah of Lebanon (1451–1509), Syriac Orthodox patriarch of Antioch
  • Noah Anderson (born 2001), Australian rules footballer
  • Noah Baumbach (born 1951), American independent film writer-director
  • Noah Beauchamp (1785–1842), blacksmith and Indiana pioneer
  • Noah Beck (born 2001), American social medial personality
  • Noah Beery (1882–1946), American actor
    • Noah Beery Jr. (1913–1994), American actor and son of the former
  • Noah Boeken (born 1981), Dutch professional poker and Magic: The Gathering player
  • Noah Brooks (1830–1903), American journalist and editor
  • Noah Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Noah Buschel (born 1978), American writer and director
  • Noah Cantor (born 1971), Canadian CFL player
  • Noah Cappe (born 1977), Canadian actor and television host
  • Noah Centineo (born 1996), American actor
  • Noah Chesmain (born 1997), English footballer
  • Noah Creshevsky (1945–2020), American composer
  • Noah Cyrus (born 2000), American singer and former child actress
  • Noah Danby (born 1974), Canadian actor
  • Noah Davis (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Noah Dawkins (born 1997), American football player
  • Noach Dear (1953–2020), New York Supreme Court judge
  • Noah Dickerson (born 1997), American basketball player
  • Noah Dobson (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Noah Emmerich (born 1965), American actor
  • Noah Eli Gordon (born 1975), American poet
  • Noah Fant (born 1997), American football player
  • Noah Feldman (born 1970), American author and thinker
  • Noah Galvin (born 1994), American actor and singer
  • Noah Gal Gendler (born 1957), Ambassador of Israel to Albania
  • Noah Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Noah Gragson (born 1998), American stock car racing driver
  • Noah Gray-Cabey (born 1995), American child actor
  • Noah Hanifin (born 1997), American ice hockey player
  • Noah Hathaway (born 1971), American actor
  • Noah Hawley (born 1967), American television writer and author
  • Noah Hoffman (born 1989), American Olympic skier
  • Noah Howard (1943–2010), American free jazz musician
  • Noah Hutchings (1922–2015), president of Southwest Radio Church Ministries
  • Noah Igbinoghene (born 1999), American football player
  • Noah Jackson (born 1951), American football player
  • Noah Z. Jones (born 1973), American animator and illustrator
  • Noah Jupe (born 2005), English actor
  • Noah Juulsen (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Noah Kahan (born 1997), American singer-songwriter
  • Noah Kalina (born 1980), creator of the film Everyday
  • Noah Katterbach (born 2001), German footballer
  • Noah Lennox (born 1978), aka Panda Bear, founding member of the band Animal Collective
  • Noah Levine (born 1971), American Buddhist teacher and author
  • Noah Lewis (1890–1961), American jug band musician, known for playing the harmonica
  • Noah Lomax (born 2001), American actor
  • Noah Lukeman (born 1973), American author, actor and literary agent
  • Noah Lyles (born 1997), American sprinter
  • Noah Mann (1756–1789), English cricketer
  • Noah Miller (born 1980), Canadian water polo player
  • Noah Mills (born 1983), Canadian model and actor
  • Noah Mozes (1912–1985), Israeli newspaper publisher and managing editor
  • Noah Munck (born 1996), American actor
  • Noah Naylor (born 2000), Canadian baseball player
  • Noah Ngeny (born 1978), Kenyan athlete
  • Noah Noble (1794–1844), Whig governor of the US state of Indiana from 1831 to 1837
  • Noah Oppenheim (born 1978), American television producer and screenwriter
  • Noah Palmer (born 1983), American soccer player
  • Noah Porter (1811–1892), American educationalist and philosophical writer
  • Noah Prince (1797–1872), American politician and judge
  • Noah Qudah (1939–2010), Jordanian Grand Mufti
  • Noah Reid (born 1987), Canadian actor and musician
  • Noah Ringer (born 1996), American actor
  • Noah Robbins (born 1990), American actor
  • Noah John Rondeau (1883–1967), hermit in the Adirondack Mountains
  • Noah Rothman (born 1981), American conservative editor and political commentator
  • Noah Rubin (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Noah Schnapp (born 2004), American actor
  • Noah Skaalum (born 1995), Danish singer, formerly known as Sarah Skaalum
  • Noah Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Noah Song (born 1997), American professional baseball player
  • Noah Syndergaard (born 1992), American professional baseball player
  • Noah Haynes Swayne (1804–1884), American jurist and politician
  • Noah Taylor (born 1969), London-born Australian actor
  • Noah Tepperberg (born 1975), American businessman
  • Noah Togiai (born 1997), American football player
  • Noah Urrea (born 2001), American actor, singer, and model
  • Noah Verhoeven (born 1999), Canadian soccer player
  • Noah Vonleh (born 1995), American basketball player
  • Noah Watts (born 1983), Native American Actor and Musician
  • Noah Webster (1758–1843), American lexicographer, textbook author, spelling reformer, political writer, and editor
  • Noah Williams, American economist
  • Noah Williams (diver) (born 2000), English diver
  • Noah Wyle (born 1971), American actor
  • Noah Young (1887–1958), American weightlifter turned actor

Figures in religious texts[edit]

  • Noah, a major figure in the Hebrew Bible
  • Noah, one of the five Daughters of Zelophehad in the Hebrew Bible
  • King Noah, a wicked Nephite king from the Book of Mormon who burned the prophet Abinadi at the stake
  • Noah, an early Jaredite king in the Book of Mormon

Fictional characters[edit]

  • Noah, a minor character in the anime Fullmetal Alchemist
  • Noah, renamed after being dubbed in Japanese, originally Beyal, a monk and one of the main protagonists of animated television series Monsuno
  • Noah, a group of artificial beings created from the Book of Eibon in manga Soul Eater
  • Noah in the Canadian television series Total Drama
  • Noah Beckett in the television show Second Noah
  • Noah Bennet in the NBC drama Heroes
  • Noah Bennett in daytime drama Passions
  • Noah Calhoun in the 2004 film The Notebook
  • Noah Carver in the Power Rangers Megaforce
  • Noah Daniels in the American series 24
  • Noah Drake in ABC's daytime drama General Hospital
  • Noah Hicks, an agent in the American series Alias
  • Noah Jackson in The Latest Buzz
  • Noah Joad in John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath
  • Noah Kaiba, an antagonist in manga and anime Yu-Gi-Oh!
  • Noah Keller, a major character in the 2002 psychological horror movie The Ring
  • Noah King, a cartoon character in the television show Noah and Saskia
  • Noah Kuttler, a supervillain in the DC Universe
  • Noah Lawson in the Australian soap Home and Away
  • Noah Mayer in the CBS soap opera As the World Turns
  • Noah Newman in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless
  • Noah Nichols in the Logo TV series Noah's Arc
  • Noah Parker, a 12-year-old boy in the animated series Atomic Betty
  • Noah "Puck" Puckerman, a character in the Fox series Glee
  • Noah fon Ronsenburg, also known as Gabranth, a major character in the video game Final Fantasy XII
  • Noah Sweetwine in Jandy Nelson's I'll Give You the Sun
  • Noah Tate in the ITV soap Emmerdale
  • Noah Taylor in the ABC television series Desperate Housewives
  • Noah Tomten, the main character of the PBS Kids series Noddy

People with this surname[edit]

  • Harold J. Noah (born 1925), American educationist
  • Joakim Noah (born 1985), Yannick's son, American-French basketball player
  • John Noah (1927–2015), American ice hockey player
  • Mordecai Manuel Noah (1785–1851), American playwright, diplomat, journalist, and utopian
  • Peter Noah, American television writer and producer
  • Tim Noah (born 1951), American children's entertainer
  • Timothy Noah (born 1958), American writer
  • Trevor Noah (born 1984), South African comedian
  • Yannick Noah (born 1960), Zacharie's son, French tennis player and popular music performer
  • Zacharie Noah (1937–2017), Cameroonian footballer who played professionally in France

Fictional characters[edit]

  • Gertrude Noah, a main character on the British sitcom Come Back Mrs. Noah

See also[edit]

  • Noa (disambiguation)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Oxford Dictionary of First Names
  2. ^ Popularity of Noah in the United States
  3. ^ "Australia's 100 most popular baby names". Kidspot. April 2, 2013. Archived from the original on January 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-01-10.