Be honest, what would you think if you met a girl named...

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Noah?

Maymummy11 - perhaps we need to lead a revival for the name "Hoglah." I have not come across that one yet.

I'd assume it was spelled Noa.

Noa is beautiful for a girl.

Noah is a bit like calling a girl Joe - why would you when Jo is the same name but not the boy version?

I suppose a bit like Grimma, I'd assume the parents were from some other culture so didn't know who the biblical Noah was.

I didn't know that Noa was an Israeli girls' name

Noa is lovely.

Noah is a boy's name though, so I would think it odd if I met a girl named that (just as I would with a girl named after say, Jacob, Esau, Ezekiel, Micah, Issac, Benjamin, Joseph etc).

Sydney (and Sidney come to that) has been used for girls for a couple of centuries! I don't think there is any consistent reason for how names become unisex (Kimberley, Ashley) or change completely (Tracey, Marion, Shirley), but the only "measure" is general acceptance. I don't think the major male OT names are anywhere close to that - especially as that Book features in three major world religions.

If I just heard it I'd assume her name was Noa or some other female variant.

If I saw it written down I would think "she has a boy's name".

I would presume it was spelt Noa which is lovely.

Irrelevant really but I prefer Noor which is really lovely.

Noa is nice.

So is Noor, a friend has just used it for his dd.

MayMummy11 - what a lovely gift of a name for your DD!

I love unusual/surprising names.

Don't like Noah for a girl. Noa would be better. Have you thought about Nia? Or Norah?

I would assume it was spelt Noa.
Traditionally the male Noah has a throaty Noach sort of ending. (Am I explaining myself clearly?) and the female has the Noah pronunciation that the little boys now have.

I think it's a bit horrid. So many lovely girls names and you give her a boy's name. Unfair.

Mia or Maya?

I would expect her to hate being continually asked through primary school why she has a boys name.

Nora?
Mts Noah doesnt have a name in The Bible.

I would think poor child.

It is a lovely name for a boy.

It's Noa for a girl.

Very much dislike it. Gender-neutral names are a pet hate of mine though!

It really needs to be Noa for a girl. Noah would be, quite frankly, ridiculous. I would think the parents were idiots.

I would feel sorry for her that she had a boys name.

I love Noah for a girl! And I wouldn't think the parents were weird. Maybe the cool arty and alternative type.

I would think it was weird. Even if spelled Noa. There are lots of nice names, why choose that?

I would think 'thank goodness that is not my name.....'

There are so many beautiful girl names out there. I would put in in as a middle name if I had to but am not keen.

Deffo Noa though and not Noah.

Noa's quite a common Israeli name for a girl, as already pointed out. I've always liked it. There's an Israeli singer named Noa, and Rabin's grandaughter (if you remember her from his funeral; she gave a lovely eulogy) is also called Noa.

Noa is such a gorgeous name for a girl. I have only come across it with those with a Jewish link.

I fall into the category of thinking you really wanted a boy if you call her Noah.

Noa is really nice.

What about Noe? (pronounced No-eh)