Noa (name)

Noa is both a feminine given name and a surname. The Hebrew: נוֹעָה‎‎ is a popular name for girls in Israel, meaning "movement" or "motion".^[1]

In the Bible Noa (or Noah) was one of the Five Daughters of Zelophehad. Noa ( 乃愛) is also a Japanese feminine name meaning "my love, affection."^[2]

People with the name

• Loveman Noa, US Naval officer killed during the Philippines Insurrection
• Noa Tishby (born 1977), Israeli actress
• Noa Nadruku (born 1967), ethnic Fijian rugby player

Fictional

• Noa Takigawa, a character from Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches
• Noa Izumi, a character from Patlabor
• Noa Takahashi, the lead character of Betting on Love
• Noa Briqualon, a character in Star Wars

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