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    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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The discovery was made more than 600 metres downstream from the tunnel system entrance which is located close to where Noah was last seen at Northwood Road.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

I challenge you to watch the movie today and not place her up there with all-time L.A. movie villains, sharing the stage with Noah Cross, Keyser Söze, Hans Gruber and ...

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

He said they called out "Hello", paused to wait for any response, and then called again, "Hello, Noah".

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

Noah Cross, the archvillain of the movie “Chinatown,” had the definitive line on how old age brings respectability.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

This was the question that the eighth grade could not answer and Noah could: Name all the parts of the human eye in the order that light reaches them.

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

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