Noah - for a girl

[AlexanderSkarsgardIWould]

Have been looking through my Bible for some inspiration and there is a female Noah in the Old Testament. I kinda like it - any thoughts?

I do not think that a girl/woman named Noa would ever have to explain that she is female. Noa looks and sounds feminine. Lovely name imo.

If you like it, change your own name to Noah, and call your daughter something nice.

I quite like it....Noa, though. It'll be quick to spell out and people wob't be as uptight (surely) in a few years time.

As for Alexander Skarsgard, missus........only when I'm done with him.........

Seeker why do you always do this?

You obviously don't like the more unusual names, you're always here telling people not to use them.

Personally I think top 20 names are immensly dull, but I don't hang out on the Chloe / Jack etc name threads telling them that their choices are boring!

I agree, threeleftfeet.

We should be encouraging MORE name diversity, not dissuading people from using anything outside of the top 100. Life is much more interesting (not to mention easier in terms of identifying people) if we all use different names.

Noa is a lovely traditional girls' name and makes a refreshing change from a lot of the more common names I hear these days.

I have a hebrew friend called Noa - I like it. Agree that it looks much nicer without the 'h' for a girl/woman.

Seeker always seems to steer posters away from anything outside the top 100. But wouldn't life be dull if we were all called Ellie, Tilly, Charlie or Alfie? Having a common name myself, I'd always wished my parents had tried a bit harder to find a less widely used name for me.

Noah is lovely and not any more masculine than using Alex or Charlie for a girl.

I really like it, but you should definitely use the spelling Noa as it looks a look prettier and more feminine.

Noa for a girl is nice.

"Seeker always seems to steer posters away from anything outside the top 100"

No I don't. I love unusual names. My own ds has a name that in his 11 years he has never met another one of that wasn't his grandfather. ( cool grammar there!) . And it's not my fault that my dd's name is now in the top 5. 16 years ago it raised eyebrows!

What I do try to steer people away from is names that will actively make life more difficult for people. Unisex names are one thing. But calling a girl something that for 99.9999999999% of the people she meets for the rest of her life will think is a male name is just bonkers.

What Seeker said - or, "Do take notice of Seeker"

Why on earth would you want to do that to your child ?

I like Noa for a girl, there's a v nice clothes shop in Brighton called noa noa, not sure if it's a chain or not.
If you're looking for suggestions what about Anais or Pieta?

Ilovesprouts- how awful- I can't imagine myself doing that- what on earth did I say?

Well, it's a bit unfair to attack me publicly if you aren't prepared- or even able -to tell me what I did and give me a chance to defend myself!

And frankly, if you remember that I took the piss out of your dd and your lifestyle I find it puzzling that you don't remember how.

It's a nice name but there are so many nice names for girls that it seems a shame to give a girl one that everyone will assume is a boy iykwim

DD2 would have been Noa if I had had my choice. We went for something we both loved as DH didn't love Noa as much as I did.

No, actually, not nuff said . You really can't do that.

I'd vote no. In UK it's not (yet?) unisex and having an unusual spelling (I.e. Noa) is a PITA.

Also, I don't like it for a boy either.

I love it. I know a Niya too.