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Scripts נֹחַ, נוֹחַ(Ancient Hebrew)
Meaning & History
From the Hebrew name נֹחַ (Noach) meaning "rest, repose", derived from the root נוּחַ (nuach). According to the Old Testament, Noah was the builder of the Ark that allowed him, his family, and animals of each species to survive the Great Flood. After the flood he received the sign of the rainbow as a covenant from God. He was the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.As an English Christian name, Noah has been used since the Protestant Reformation, being common among the Puritans. In the United States it was not overly popular in the 19th and 20th centuries, but it began slowly growing in the 1970s. Starting 1994 it increased rapidly — this was when actor Noah Wyle (1971-) began starring on the television series ER. A further boost in 2004 from the main character in the movie The Notebook helped it eventually become the most popular name for boys in America between 2013 and 2016. At the same time it has also been heavily used in other English-speaking countries, as well as Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and France.A famous bearer was the American lexicographer Noah Webster (1758-1843).
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Other Languages & CulturesNuh(Arabic) Noé(Biblical French) Noe(Biblical Greek) Noach(Biblical Hebrew) Noè(Biblical Italian) Noe(Biblical Latin) Noé(Biblical Portuguese) Noé(Biblical Spanish) Noa(Croatian) Noach(Dutch) Nooa(Finnish) Noé, Noa(French) Noe(Georgian) Noa(Hawaiian) Noach(Hebrew) Noè(Italian) Nojus(Lithuanian) Noé(Portuguese) Noé(Spanish) Noak(Swedish) Nuh(Turkish)
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