Noah
noun
Also Noe the patriarch who is recorded in the Bible as having built a large boat in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Biblical Flood.
Noah
American
[noh-uh]
/ ˈnoʊ ə /
noun
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Also Noe the patriarch who is recorded in the Bible as having built a large boat in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Biblical Flood.
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a male given name.
Noah
1
British
/ ˈnəʊə /
noun
noah
2
British
/ ˈnəʊə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of Noah
Ultimately from Hebrew Nōăḥ “rest”
Example Sentences
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“All that stuff is getting turned up, and it happens to be right where the wave ends, which is really dangerous for us,” said Noah Gerard, 21.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Noah Cyrus, actually, is one of three people that was allowed to come visit me in the slammer, and she played me some songs that she was working on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Noah was non-verbal and partially deaf, which added complications to the search efforts.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Walters’ younger half brother, Noah Collins, was in second grade at the time and lived around the block from Walters and their grandparents.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
It’s no earmuffs and no mistakes allowed, and Noah drumming everything.
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
"Well, 'tain't noah business o' mine," said the porter.
From Ambrotox and Limping Dick by Oliver Fleming
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