Given name

Nooa

Nooa is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Finnish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Nooa comes from Biblical Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (nóakh, nṓaḥ).

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Nooa’s family of names

In Finnish usage, Nooa has a conventional equivalent in the English form Noah.

Walk Nooa’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

People named Nooa

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Nooa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew · Biblical

Nun

“posterity” · “fish”

No U.S. birth series

62% boys · 38% girls

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Joma

“to add”

No U.S. birth series

72% boys · 28% girls

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Nepthalim

Nepthalim is a given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Latin.

No U.S. birth series

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Hebrew · Biblical

Onam

“[their] trouble” · “[their] vigor”

No U.S. birth series

70% boys · 30% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Maacah

“who is like (Yahweh)?”

No U.S. birth series

27% boys · 73% girls

Hebrew · Biblical

Bilhah

“trouble” · “calamity”

No U.S. birth series

43% boys · 57% girls

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Mác-ta

“mistress, lady”

No U.S. birth series

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Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Esdra

“help”

No U.S. birth series

56% boys · 44% girls

Sibling ideas

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