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Noah - for a girl?

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DreamOrange · 23/08/2016 23:53

Hi, thoughts on the name Noah? There's a female Noah in the bible, so it's definitely unisex.

Noah Kate?

Thanks!

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Somerville · 24/08/2016 00:29

I think the "Noah is a unisex name" boat (ark?) has sailed I've stayed up too late, because this made me proper laugh.

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DreamOrange · 24/08/2016 00:26

That's fine, I'm not asking you to give Noah to your daughter. I'm just stating it's unisex. Darcy is now more used for girls, it's still unisex.

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Rainbowqueeen · 24/08/2016 00:26

no, unless you spell it the way suggested by PPs.

Nannawifeofbaldr · 24/08/2016 00:25

Yes Dream and Hilary, Beverly and Courtney were all originally boys names. I still wouldn't give them to my DS

confuugled1 · 24/08/2016 00:23

I have a boy Noah.
My mother in her excitement leaving a message for her welsh cousin just said that Noah had been born etc etc...

I got a beautiful baby present from her - all pink and girly- and a card congratulating us on the birth of our lovely little girl Noa. And how nice that we'd chosen a traditional Welsh name... (My mum is also welsh)

Tbere are loads of boy Noah's around at tbe moment; very few girls. But would agree that think of the girl's name as not having the h on the end.

FloatyFlo · 24/08/2016 00:22

Makes me think of Noa Cyrus who voiced Ponyo in the English version!

OlennasWimple · 24/08/2016 00:19

I think the "Noah is a unisex name" boat (ark?) has sailed, TBH. You might be right technically, and there may be other countries that use it for girl or boy, but in the UK in 2016 it is a boy's name, sorry.

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DreamOrange · 24/08/2016 00:17

But Noah was used for a girl when it was used for a boy!

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Nannawifeofbaldr · 24/08/2016 00:13

But you wouldn't call a girl Leslie, you'd use Lesley.

And that she's expected to be a boy won't be an issue for you but it will be for her.

NotTodaySatan · 24/08/2016 00:09

Noa for a girl is really lovely.

Noah for a girl............not so much

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DreamOrange · 24/08/2016 00:04

Not an issue with people assuming boy - I think many names would be assumed boy - Morgan, etc. (IMO)

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Leslieknope45 · 24/08/2016 00:03

I think people would assume it was a boy if spelled with an h

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DreamOrange · 23/08/2016 23:59

It's not a boys name, it's unisex... If the name originated from the bible in the first place, where there is both a male and female Noah, it's unisex. I really wasn't making this post for a debate!

I just wanted some opinions on the name Smile

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readyforno2 · 23/08/2016 23:58

There's a Noa in my ds(9) class at school. I love it. Noa/h Kate sounds beautiful.

Yika · 23/08/2016 23:58

I know a Noa, I think it's pretty, wouldn't like it spelled the same way as the boy's name though. Even without the h I thought it odd at first but I've discovered a few since meeting this one.

noblegiraffe · 23/08/2016 23:57

Might have definitely been unisex 4000 years ago but now people will wonder why you've given your girl a boys' name.

DramaAlpaca · 23/08/2016 23:55

The usual female version of Noah is Noa.

Noah for a girl just looks wrong.