Noa

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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

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Afaik, Noa is girl and Noah is boy. Unfortunately, they *are* pronounced the same and Noah for a boy is more common. But I don't think it's any worse than the confusion with Ashley, Taylor etc. and now with Ryan, Jordan, etc.

While I was growing up, there was this cartoon about rival witches, the "good" one named Bia (Bee-ah) and the "evil" one named Noa :)