Noa is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Noa thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.
Noa is a biblical name of Hebrew origin. She is one of the five daughters of Zelophehad, along with Hoglah, Mahlah, Milcah, and Tirzah. In English, Noa is not related to the masculine name Noah. It is a popular name in the Netherlands and in Israel. In some countries, Noa is also a boy’s name. Besides, Noa is a Japanese girl’s name.
Noa means “movement” or “motion” (from Hebrew “no’ah/נֹעָה”). In Japanese, Noa derived from “no/乃” meaning “from”, “of” and “a/愛” meaning “affection”, “love” and therefore means “from love”.
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