Given name · Armenian
Նոյ
“a man of small stature”·“one who is beautifully ornamented”
Նոյ (Noy) is a masculine given name from Old Armenian, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Armenian.
ArmenianWritten in Armenian script. In English: Noah.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Նոյ is Noy written in the Armenian alphabet. Noy is a variant of Noi. One interpretation is “a man of small stature.” Noy is a variant of Noya. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is beautifully ornamented.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Նոյ comes from Old Armenian, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Armenian usage, Նոյ developed from Νῶε.
Նոյ’s family of names
In Armenian usage, Նոյ developed from the Ancient Greek form Νῶε. In Armenian usage, Նոյ has a conventional equivalent in the English form Noah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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