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Names to Substitute for Noah

Noah is an Old Testament name that's zoomed from White Beard to baby-appropriate in the space of a generation. If you love the simple, classic Noah but want something a bit more original, consider these other names that embody some of Noah's best qualities.

Nolan

Meaning: champion

Origin:Irish
140
Levi

Meaning: joined, attached

Origin:Hebrew
71
Samson

Meaning: sun

Origin:Hebrew
420
Gideon

Meaning: hewer; or, having a stump for a hand

Origin:Hebrew
68
Isaac

Meaning: laughter

Origin:Hebrew
60
Owen

Meaning: young warrior; well-born

Origin:Welsh
74
Nathaniel

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Hebrew
41
Jonah

Meaning: dove

Origin:Hebrew
169
Gabriel

Meaning: God is my strength

Origin:Hebrew
138
Moses

Meaning: delivered from the water

Origin:Egyptian
817
Malachi

Meaning: my messenger

Origin:Hebrew
95
Elijah

Meaning: Yahweh is God

Origin:Hebrew
136
Isaiah

Meaning: Salvation of the Lord

Origin:Hebrew
170
Abraham

Meaning: father of multitudes

Origin:Hebrew
621
Zachariah

Meaning: the Lord has remembered

Origin:Hebrew, form of Zechariah
700
Saul

Meaning: prayed for

Origin:Hebrew
818
Saul

Meaning: prayed for

Origin:Hebrew
818
Jedediah

Meaning: beloved of the Lord

Origin:Variation of Jedidiah, Hebrew
2810
Noah

Meaning: rest, repose

Origin:Hebrew
45