Noa
See also: noa and noa-
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Noa, a surname mostly found in Cuba. The surname could also derive from German Noä.
Proper noun
Noa (plural Noas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Noa is the 21413th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1221 individuals. Noa is most common among Hispanic/Latino (54.79%), Asian/Pacific Islander (19.9%) and White (17.2%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Noa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 673.
Anagrams
Esperanto
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (nóakh, nṓaḥ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnoa/
- Rhymes: -oa
- Hyphenation: No‧a
Proper noun
Noa
- Noah (biblical character)
Ewe
Proper noun
Noa
- Noah (biblical character)
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈno.a/, [ˈno.wə]
Proper noun
Noa
- Noah (biblical character)
- a male given name originating from the Bible or from noa (“commoner, free man”)
See also
References
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Noa occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 woman and 9 men.
- Social Security Administration: Popular Baby Names by State: included in the top hundred first names for boys born in the State of Hawaii in 2001.
Japanese
Romanization
Noa
Lashi
Etymology
Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ.
Pronunciation
- (Waingmaw) IPA(key): [nɔ˧˧.ʔa˧˧]
- Hyphenation: No‧a
Proper noun
Noa
- Noah (biblical character)
- 2005, “Apoem ayang꞉ 8:18 [Genesis 8:18]”, in Jhoem꞉ mougsougˮ [The Book of the Bible][1], page 12:
- Houg꞉ yoomo Noa gi nya꞉ yhoem꞉ seing꞉ myhiʼ- nya꞉ zoo꞉ yi nya꞉ dumooˮ yi yoʼ dageˮ gyid lhid mooˮ zeing mo thu boem bye꞉.
- So Noah went away with his wife, his sons and his daughters-in-law from the big flood.
Norwegian
Proper noun
Noa
- Noah (biblical character)
Plautdietsch
Noun
Noa m (plural Noaren)
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Noa c (genitive Noas)
- Noah (biblical character)