Noa (name)

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Noa is both a male and female first name as well as a surname.

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In Israel, the name Noa (Hebrew : נֹועָה / נֹעָה) is primarily a popular given name for girls. Derived from the Biblical character Noa (Hebrew: נֹעָה), one of the five Daughters of Zelophehad, the name means “movement”. In some languages, Noa is an alternate spelling of Noah (Hebrew: נֹחַ), although the names are unrelated in Hebrew and are spelled and pronounced differently. [1]

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  1. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Noa (1)".
  2. "Fresh (2022 film)", Wikipedia, 2023-02-28, retrieved 2023-03-18

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