Noah (name)
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Noah is a given name
and surname
, possibly derived from the Biblical figure meaning "Rest" in Hebrew. However, the origin of the name is far from certain. The Bible implies that it means 'rest' in Genesis 5:29, "and he called his name Noah, saying, this same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands." Another explanation is that it is derived from the Hebrew root meaning "to comfort" (Nahum) with the final consonant dropped.
Noah is a top 10 name for a boy in the United States. In 2009, the name was the 9th most popular, with 17,061 births. This was the highest rank it has ever been since the Social Security Administration began tracking the data.
In modern times
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
and surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, possibly derived from the Biblical figure meaning "Rest" in Hebrew. However, the origin of the name is far from certain. The Bible implies that it means 'rest' in Genesis 5:29, "and he called his name Noah, saying, this same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands." Another explanation is that it is derived from the Hebrew root meaning "to comfort" (Nahum) with the final consonant dropped.
Noah is a top 10 name for a boy in the United States. In 2009, the name was the 9th most popular, with 17,061 births. This was the highest rank it has ever been since the Social Security Administration began tracking the data.
People with this given name
In antiquity- NoaNoa-Name:*Noa is a popular traditional Hawaiian name, meaning "free" and "freedom". *Noa , is the most popular feminine Hebrew name, derived from a root that means "movement". Noa is a biblical name; she was one of the Daughters of Zelophehad...
, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad - King NoahKing NoahAccording to the Book of Mormon, King Noah was a wicked monarch best known for burning the prophet Abinadi at the stake. King Noah, described in the Book of Mosiah, is said to have presided over a wicked kingdom guided by false priests...
, a wicked Nephite king from the Book of Mormon who burned the prophet Abinadi at the stake. - Noah, an early Jaredite king in the Book of Mormon
- NoahNoahNoah was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the tenth and last of the antediluvian Patriarchs. The biblical story of Noah is contained in chapters 6–9 of the book of Genesis, where he saves his family and representatives of all animals from the flood by constructing an ark...
, described in the Bible's Book of Genesis, built an ark to save seven of each clean animal and two of each unclean animal from the Deluge.
In modern times
- Noah AdamsNoah AdamsNoah Adams is an American broadcast journalist and author, known primarily for his more than thirty years of experience on National Public Radio. A former co-host of the daily All Things Considered program, he is currently the senior correspondent at the network's National Desk...
, author, senior correspondent for National Public Radio, and former co-host of All Things Considered - Noah Antwiler, host of The Spoony ExperimentThe Spoony ExperimentThe Spoony Experiment is a website run by Noah Antwiler aka "The Spoony One" or just "Spoony"....
- Noah BaumbachNoah BaumbachNoah Baumbach is an American writer, director and independent filmmaker.-Background and education:Baumbach was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of novelist/film critic Jonathan Baumbach and Village Voice critic Georgia Brown. He graduated from Brooklyn's Midwood High School in 1987 and ...
, an American independent film writer-director - Noah BeauchampNoah BeauchampNoah Beauchamp was a blacksmith and an Indiana pioneer. He was also the first person to be legally hanged in Parke County, Indiana, after murdering his neighbor, George Mickelberry, over a dispute.- Early life :...
, was a blacksmith and an Indiana pioneer - Noah Beery Sr, was an American actor
- Noah Beery Jr, was an American actor
- Noah Blake, an American actor
- Noah BoekenNoah BoekenNoah Boeken is a Dutch professional poker and Magic: The Gathering player.-Magic:In the 1997 Pro Tour Chicago, Boeken finished in 15th place, and later 32nd at Pro Tour Mainz...
, is a Dutch professional poker and Magic: The Gathering player - Noah BrooksNoah BrooksNoah Brooks was a journalist and editor who worked for newspapers in Sacramento, San Francisco, Newark, and New York, and authored a major biography of Abraham Lincoln based on close personal observation. Born in Castine, Maine, he moved to Dixon, Illinois in 1856, where he became involved in the...
, was an American journalist and editor - Noah BuschelNoah BuschelNoah Buschel was born May 31, 1978 in Philadelphia and grew up in Greenwich Village.Nominated for Breakthrough Director Gotham Award for The Missing Person .*Writer/Director of Bringing Rain starring Adrian Grenier and Paz de la Huerta...
, an American writer and director - Noah CantorNoah CantorNoah Cantor was a football player in the Canadian Football League.-Biography:Cantor played five seasons with the University of Saint Mary's Huskies from 1990 through 1994, under the guidance of former Argonauts star, Larry Uteck. Cantor was a three-time CIAU All-Canadian, and two-time J.P....
, a CFL player - Noah Lindsey Cyrus, daughter of Billy Ray CyrusBilly Ray CyrusWilliam "Billy" Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon...
and younger sister of Miley Ray Cyrus - Noah EmmerichNoah EmmerichNoah Nicholas Emmerich is an American film actor who first broke out in the film Beautiful Girls. He was later seen in movies like The Truman Show, Cop Land, Frequency, Love & Sex, Windtalkers, Miracle, Super 8 and Little Children.-Early life:Emmerich was born in New York City to a Jewish family,...
, an American actor - Noah Gray-CabeyNoah Gray-CabeyNoah Gray-Cabey is an American television actor and pianist. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the television series My Wife and Kids and Heroes.-Early life:...
, an American child actor - Noah GordonNoah Gordonthumb|250px|Noah Gordon introducing his new book "The Bodega" in Barcelona.Noah Gordon is an American novelist. He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts....
, an American novelist - Noah Hathaway, an American actor
- Noah HowardNoah HowardNoah Howard was an American free jazz alto saxophonist.-Biography:An American born in New Orleans, Howard played music from childhood in his church. He first learned trumpet and later switching to alto, tenor and soprano saxophone. He was an innovator influenced by John Coltrane and Albert Ayler...
, an American free jazz musician - Noah HutchingsNoah HutchingsNoah W. Hutchings is the president of Southwest Radio Church Ministries, a Christian broadcasting company based in Oklahoma City...
, the president of Southwest Radio Church Ministries - Noah Kalina, a creator of the film Everyday
- Noah Lennox, aka Panda Bear, founding member of the band Animal CollectiveAnimal CollectiveAnimal Collective is an experimental psychedelic band originally from Baltimore, Maryland, currently based in New York City. Animal Collective consists of Avey Tare , Panda Bear , Deakin , and Geologist...
- Noah LewisNoah LewisNoah Lewis was an American jug band and country blues musician, generally known for playing the harmonica.-Life and career:...
, an American jug band musician, known for playing the harmonica - Noah LukemanNoah LukemanNoah Lukeman is an American literary agent, actor, script-writer and author of works about writing and literature. A number of his books are widely used in creative writing programmes. Lukeman also contributes to a number of newspapers and journals, including The Wall Street Journal and The New...
, an American author, actor and literary agent - Noah MannNoah MannNoah Mann was a famous English cricketer who played for the Hambledon Club....
, an English cricketer - Noah MillerNoah MillerNoah Miller is a male water polo player from Canada who currently resides in the community of Bowness in Calgary, Alberta....
, a Canadian water polo player - Noah MozesNoah MozesNoah Mozes was an Israeli newspaper publisher, and the long-time managing editor of the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Aharonoth.-Biography:He was the son of Yehuda Mozes, and was initially an agronomist...
(1912–85), Israeli newspaper publisher and managing editor - Noah NgenyNoah NgenyNoah Kiprono Ngeny is a former Kenyan athlete, Olympic gold medalist at 1500 m at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and world record holder in the 1000 m.-Before Sydney:...
, a Kenyan athlete - Noah NobleNoah NobleNoah Noble was the fifth Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1831 to 1837. His two terms focused largely on internal improvements, culminating in the passage of the Mammoth Internal Improvement Act, which was viewed at the time as his crowning achievement...
, a Whig governor of the U.S. state of Indiana from 1831 to 1837 - Noah PalmerNoah PalmerNoah Palmer is an American soccer goalkeeper.Palmer played college soccer at University of Maryland from 2001 to 2004, finishing his collegiate career with a school-record 34 shutouts and a GAA of 0.86...
, an American soccer player - Noah PorterNoah PorterNoah Porter, Jr. was an American academic, philosopher, author, lexicographer and President of Yale College .-Biography:...
, an American educationalist and philosophical writer - Noah John RondeauNoah John RondeauNoah John Rondeau was a widely known hermit in the High Peaks of the Adirondack Mountains of New York State.-Biography:...
, was a well-known hermit in the Adirondack Mountains - Noah Haynes SwayneNoah Haynes SwayneNoah Haynes Swayne was an American jurist and politician. He was the first Republican appointed as a justice to the United States Supreme Court.-Birth and early life:...
, an American jurist and politician - Noah TaylorNoah TaylorNoah George Taylor is an English-born Australian actor.-Early life:Taylor, elder of two boys, was born in London, England, the son of Maggie, a journalist and book editor, and Paul Taylor, a copywriter and journalist. Taylor's Australian parents returned to Australia when he was five, and he grew...
, a London-born Australian actor - Noah WebsterNoah WebsterNoah Webster was an American educator, lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author...
, an American lexicographer, textbook author, spelling reformer, political writer, and editor - Noah WyleNoah WyleNoah Strausser Speer Wyle is an American film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. John Truman Carter III in the Medical drama ER. He has also played Steve Jobs in the 1999 docudrama Pirates of Silicon Valley and Flynn Carsen in The Librarian franchise...
, an American actor - Noah YoungNoah YoungNoah Young Jr. was a former champion weightlifter who joined the Hal Roach studios as an actor, mainly playing comic villains. He appeared in several Laurel and Hardy comedies but was more notable as a foil for Harold Lloyd, whom he supported in over 50 films...
(1887–1958), an American weightlifter turned actor
Fictional characters
- Noah fon Ronsenburg, also known as Gabranth, a major character from Final Fantasy XIIFinal Fantasy XIIis a console role-playing video game developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2. Released in 2006, it is the twelfth title in the Final Fantasy series and the last in the series to be released exclusively on the PlayStation platform...
- Noah Beckett, a character from the television show Second NoahSecond NoahSecond Noah is a television drama that was broadcast in the United States on ABC television from February 5, 1996 to June 8, 1997-Premise:...
- Noah BennettNoah BennettNoah Bennett is a fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions, portrayed by Dylan Fergus from May 13, 2005 to August 7, 2008.-Character's background:...
, a character from daytime drama Passions - Noah BennetNoah BennetNoah Bennet, also known as the man in horn-rimmed glasses or simply Mr. Bennet, is a fictional character from the NBC drama Heroes played by Jack Coleman. The role was initially recurring, but became regular as of the 11th episode...
, a character from the NBC drama Heroes - Noah Calhoun, a character from The Notebook
- Noah Daniels, a character on the American series 24
- Noah DrakeNoah DrakeDr. Noah Drake is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. Rick Springfield portrayed the role from 1981 to 1983. Springfield reprised the role from November 24, 2005 to August 24, 2007 and from July 8 to September 22, 2008....
, a fictional character on ABC's daytime drama General Hospital - Noah Joad, a character from John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of WrathThe Grapes of WrathThe Grapes of Wrath is a novel published in 1939 and written by John Steinbeck, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1940 and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962....
- Noah Hicks, an agent on American series AliasAlias (TV series)Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...
- Noah LawsonNoah LawsonNoah Lawson is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Beau Brady. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 6 September 2000.-Characterization:...
, was a character from Australian soap Home and Away - Noah Keller, a major character from the 2002 psychological horror movie The RingThe Ring- Film :* The Ring , a film by Alfred Hitchcock* The Ring , a film by Kurt Neumann* The Ring , a film by Armand Mastroianni...
- Noah Kaiba, an antagonistic character in Yu-Gi-Oh! a manga and an anime
- Noah King, a cartoon character from television show Noah and SaskiaNoah and SaskiaNoah and Saskia is a 13-episode children's television program co-produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and British Broadcasting Corporation. The show explores a situation in which two teenagers meet in an Internet chatroom, using personas that are very different from their true selves...
- Noah MayerNoah MayerNoah Mayer is a fictional character on CBS's daytime drama As the World Turns. He is portrayed by Jake Silbermann and made his first appearance on June 1, 2007.Noah Mayer was an intern at WOAK television and a student at Oakdale University...
, a character on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns - Noah NewmanNoah NewmanNoah Christian Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.He is the eldest biological child of supercouple Nicholas Newman and Sharon Collins , born onscreen on March 3, 1997. The role was played by a series of infant and toddler actors during the character's...
, a character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless - Noah Nichols, a character on the Logo TV series Noah's ArcNoah's Arc (TV series)Noah's Arc is an American cable television dramedy. The series, which predominantly features gay black and Latino characters, focused on many socially relevant issues, including same sex dating, same-sex marriage, same-sex parenthood, HIV and AIDS awareness, infidelity, promiscuity, homophobia, gay...
- Noah Parker, a 12-year-old boy in the animated series Atomic Betty
- Noah Tate, a fictional character from the ITV soap Emmerdale
- Noah Taylor, a fictional character on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives
- Noah a minor character in the anime Fullmetal Alchemist
- Noah a contestant on the animated series Total Drama Island
- Noah, a farmhand from the Anthony HorowitzAnthony HorowitzAnthony Craig Horowitz is an English novelist and screenwriter. He has written many children's novels, including The Power of Five, Alex Rider and The Diamond Brothers series and has written over fifty books. He has also written extensively for television, adapting many of Agatha Christie's...
book series The Power of FiveThe Power of FiveThe Power of Five is a series of fantasy and suspense novels, written by British author Anthony Horowitz. Four installments have been published to date but another one is to be released...
. - Noah "Puck" PuckermanPuck (Glee)Noah "Puck" Puckerman is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. The character is portrayed by actor Mark Salling, and has appeared in Glee from its pilot episode, first broadcast on May 19, 2009. Puck was developed by Glee creators Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian...
, a character on the Fox series GleeGlee (TV series)Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...
. - Noah, a character from Total Drama (series)Total Drama (series)Total Drama is a Canadian animated television series that parodies reality television, with the characters consisting of the eponymous fictional reality series and the contestants therein. All of the contestants have distinct personalities that serve as a main plot point...
- Noah Jackson, a character from The Latest BuzzThe Latest BuzzThe Latest Buzz is a Canadian teen sitcom from Decode Entertainment aired on the Family Channel, the series ran from September 1, 2007 to April 19, 2010. This is Family Channel's first original multi-camera sitcom....
People with this surname
- A family of prominent sportspeople spanning multiple countries and sports:
- Zacharie NoahZacharie NoahZacharie Noah is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who won the Coupe de France in 1961 with UA Sedan-Torcy. Noah, who played as a defender, had previously played for Stade Saint-Germain....
(born 1937), a Cameroonian footballer who played professionally in France - Yannick NoahYannick NoahYannick Noah is a former professional tennis player from France. He is best remembered for being the last French man to win the French Open in 1983, and as a highly-successful captain of France's Davis Cup and Fed Cup teams...
(born 1960), Zacharie's son, a French tennis player and now a popular music performer - Joakim NoahJoakim NoahJoakim Simon Noah is a professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association . Born in New York City to a Swedish mother and French father, he holds American, Swedish and French citizenship...
(born 1985), Yannick's son, an American-French basketball player
- Zacharie Noah
- Harold J. Noah, is an American educationist
- Mordecai Manuel NoahMordecai Manuel NoahMordecai Manuel Noah was an American playwright, diplomat, journalist, and utopian...
, was an American playwright, diplomat, journalist, and utopian. - Tim NoahTim NoahTim Noah is an American songwriter, singer, and children's entertainer from Seattle. In the mid-late 1990s, Noah received several Northwest Regional Emmy awards for his role in KOMO-TV's children's show, How 'Bout That.-Career:...
, an American children's entertainer - Timothy NoahTimothy NoahTimothy Robert Noah is an American journalist. He is a senior editor of The New Republic, where he writes the TRB column and a political blog...
, American writer
Fictional characters
- Gertrude Noah, main character on the British sitcom Come Back Mrs. Noah
- Noah NewmanNoah NewmanNoah Christian Newman is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless.He is the eldest biological child of supercouple Nicholas Newman and Sharon Collins , born onscreen on March 3, 1997. The role was played by a series of infant and toddler actors during the character's...
, a character on the American soap opera The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...