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  • Noah
    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
    noah
    noun
    a shark

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.


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noah 2 British  
/ ˈnəʊə /

noun

  1. a shark

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Noah

Ultimately from Hebrew Nōăḥ “rest”

Example Sentences

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Edison 5, Damien 1: Noah Hunter struck out 11 and gave up two hits.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Cypress 8, Oaks Christian 2: Noah Johnson had three hits to propel Cypress into an elimination game against Sierra Canyon on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

The inquest heard that the time stamp on the footage was incorrect, but Craig said he watched it for about 10 minutes and could not see any sign of Noah moving around the area.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Like Jaf, Noah Aaron was a member of the Ranya Boys and had been active in sending illegal migrants over to the UK since 2019.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

I think of all those people in Savannah the moment Hurricane Noah made that unexpected turn and barreled straight toward them, instead of heading back out to sea like it was supposed to.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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