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

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

Noah Sibanda died after an incident at the now-closed Fairytales Day Nursery, on Bourne Street, Dudley, on 9 December 2022.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“Why are people wary of endorsing Nithya for mayor? A lot of people who were in leadership at the time are hesitant because of that situation,” said Noah Suarez-Sikes, a member of DSA-LA’s steering committee.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Jax plus Madge plus Noah equals three friends.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari