Noa (name)

Noa is both a masculine and feminine given name as well as a surname.

In Israel, the name Noa (Hebrew: נוֹעָה) is a popular name for girls. It is a biblical name: in the Hebrew Bible, Noa was one of the Five Daughters of Zelophehad.[1]

It is an English version of the name nawaf in Arabic, meaning "mendje e zgjuar"

People

Given 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

Fictional

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Noa
  • All pages with titles containing Noa
  • Noa (disambiguation)
  • Nia (given name)
  • Noa-name, a socio-linguistic concept

Notes

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