Noah
m.
Hebrew נֹחַ 'to rest'.
The name of an Old Testament character. Wycliffite Bible (1395): Noe.
The name came into use among Protestants in the 16th C.
- England
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1582 Noah RegBisham p. 4
- France
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- Middle French
- ● 1565 Noé RegPCC-1 p. 162;
1566 Noé ibid. p. 224
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Noah". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Noah.