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Noa

NOH-ah

/ˈnoʊɑː/

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Noa

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Hebrew (Israel)
Meaning
Motion; rest
Gender
female

Pronunciation tips

Different from Noah (male) — Noa is the female Hebrew name from Numbers 27 (one of the five daughters of Zelophehad who won the right to inherit); the most popular female name in Israel for many years; two syllables with stress on the first

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