Noé is a Spanish, Portuguese and French variant of the Hebrew name Noah. In some countries, e.g. in the Netherlands, Noé is a girl’s name.
What does the name Noé mean?
Noé means “rest” and “repose” (from Babylonian “nukhu” = rest/repose or Hebrew “nákh/נָח” = to rest or “nóakh/נוֹחַ” = convenient/comfortable).
Noé as a unisex name
Alternative spellings of Noé are Noe and Noë. Noé is particularly suitable as a first name if you do not want to make the gender of your child immediately obvious from the name. However, if you want to make it clear at first glance whether your child is a boy or a girl, a double name can help. For a boy, Noé-Liam, Noé-Elia, Noé-Fabio and Noé-Levi are popular options. Nice combinations for a girl would be Noé Patricia, Noé Estelle, Noé Melissa or Noé Elaine.
Noé in pop culture
Gaspar Noé (born 1963) is a French-Argentine filmmaker. His works are quite controversial and earned him a public reputation as a scandal director. The reason for this is his style of very explicit depictions of violence in his films, for example in “Irreversible” with Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel.
Lynn Noe is an American actress best known for her marriage to the actor MichaelLandon, who was seen as Charles Ingalls in “Our Little Farm”. Michael died already at the age of 54 and had nine children, four of them with his second wife LynnNoe. The latter was so hurt by the divorce in 1982 that she did not appear at Michael’s funeral in 1991, however, she later said in an interview that she always wanted to keep the father of her children in good memory. Lynn Noe’s own career took place mainly in the 1950s.
The Arca de Noé is an independent supporters club of a football club in the Primera División de Chile named “O’Higgins”. It was established in 1996.
A bag from the house of Louis Vuitton bears the name Noé. According to the manufacturer, the design of the handbag dates back to 1932, when a champagne manufacturer commissioned the company Louis Vuitton to produce a stylish bag for transporting up to five champagne bottles. The design of the Noé was then created for this purpose. Other sizes of the bag are “Petit Noé” and “Noé BB”.
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Noé is currently ranked #276 on the name leaderboard.
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