Noah

American  

[noh-uh] / ˈnoʊ ə /

noun

1. 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.

2. a male given name.

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Noah ¹ British  

/ ˈnəʊə /

noun

1. Old Testament a Hebrew patriarch, who saved himself, his family, and specimens of each species of animal and bird from the Flood by building a ship ( Noah's Ark ) in which they all survived (Genesis 6–8)

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noah ² British  

/ ˈnəʊə /

noun

1. a shark

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Etymology

Origin of Noah

Ultimately from Hebrew Nōăḥ “rest”

Example Sentences

Noah Wyle, star and executive producer of “The Pitt,” called it “a near cratering of our once thriving industry.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Bad Omens — with singer Noah Sebastian, bassist Nicholas Ruffilo, guitarist Joakim Karlsson and drummer Nick Folio — are not brand new.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Platforms should also guide teens into diversified portfolios “so they can focus on the habit of investing, not the stress of speculation,” Acorns CEO Noah Kerner told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

Styles channels Noah Wyle’s Dr. Robby, marching toward an incoming patient on a gurney as she’s pushed through the ER hallway.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

I watched Noah make his way toward Ethan and pass a Soul penny to him.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg