Hebrew · Boy name
Noah
“rest, comfort”
About the name Noah
Noah comes from the Hebrew Noach, meaning rest or comfort. In the Book of Genesis, Noah is the righteous man who builds an ark at God’s command and saves his family and pairs of every animal from the Flood, after which God sets a rainbow in the sky as a sign of the covenant. He is also honoured as a prophet in Islam under the name Nuh. The American lexicographer Noah Webster, whose dictionary standardised American spelling, is a noted bearer. Noé is the French and Spanish form.
- Meaning
- rest, comfort
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- NOH-uh(2 syl.)
Middle names for Noah
- Noah James
- Noah Alexander
- Noah Thomas
- Noah Michael
- Noah Gabriel
Questions about Noah
- What does Noah mean?
- Noah is a Hebrew name meaning "rest, comfort".
- How do you pronounce Noah?
- Noah is pronounced NOH-uh, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Noah?
- Variants of Noah include Noach, Noé, Noe, Nuh.
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