Noa

[eatmorepi.livejournal.com]

I have a heck of a time thinking of girls names that I actually like...I am completely "meh" about 99.9% of names for baby girls. I love tons of boys names, but always get stuck on female names.

I do, however, love the name Noa. To me Noa is definitely a female name, of Hebrew origin. My mom is Jewish and while I did grow up with some Jewish traditions, my family is actively non-religious. The obvious problem with this name is that "Noah" is a really popular boys name right now....and I don't like it for boys. The last thing I would want to do would be to saddle my daughter with a name that people are always messing up - I think names where one's gender is unclear are problematic given that so much communication is online these days. I wouldn't want her to forever be addressed "Mr." and have to correct people.

So, thoughts on this name? Did you know that Noa is a Hebrew female name? Would you have assumed someone named Noa was a girl or a boy?

Thanks!

Comments

[juniorfan29.livejournal.com]

I would have assumed that Noa was a boy who had a mother that felt the need to be all Kree8tyv with spelling.

[eatmorepi.livejournal.com]

Ergh, cringe. That names me sad, because Noa is definitely a traditional Hebrew female name.

[juniorfan29.livejournal.com]

I don't doubt you. Maybe if I lived in a more Hebrew-centric country or if I had more experience with a Hebrew culture, then it wouldn't seem so out of place to me. But, for me, Noah is a boy's name and it is spelled NoaH.

[eatmorepi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I don't blame you. I've never met anyone with the name myself and if I heard someone say "Noa" out loud I would automatically assume it was a boy as well. Oddly enough I don't even like the name on boys.

[juniorfan29.livejournal.com]

I love the name Noah for a boy, but I'd never use it. It's just becoming too popular. As an Amanda born in the 80s, I shudder at names that are too popular.

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

I agree...

[thismakebelieve.livejournal.com]

This.