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'''Noam''' (נוֹעַם). Hebrew. Meaning "Pleasantness." In Israel, about 1,505 people use this as a masculine name, and about 372 people use this as a feminine name.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/noam</ref><ref name="20knames4" /><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/noam</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,739 people with this name, used as a masculine name 89% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/N/NO/NOAM/index.html</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, uncommon | '''Noam''' (נוֹעַם). Hebrew. Meaning "Pleasantness." In Israel, about 1,505 people use this as a masculine name, and about 372 people use this as a feminine name.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/noam</ref><ref name="20knames4" /><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/noam</ref> US SSA data shows about 1,739 people with this name, used as a masculine name 89% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/N/NO/NOAM/index.html</ref> Keywords: masculine inclined, uncommon | ||
'''Noel'''. English. An English neutral form of the French masculine name "Noël" meaning "Christmas" in French.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/noel</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/noe12l</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/noel</ref> The US is one of the only countries where Noel is neutral. SSA data shows about 46,230 people named Noel, used as a masculine name 75% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/N/NO/NOEL/index.html</ref> However, the variant spelling Noelle is pretty exclusively feminine at this time, even in the US: SSA data shows 27,237 people named Noelle, used as a feminine name 100% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/N/NO/NOELLE/index.html</ref> Keywords: Christian, common, light-hearted, two syllables, winter. | |||
'''Noel'''. English. An English neutral form of the French masculine name "Noël" meaning "Christmas" in French.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/noel</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/noe12l</ref><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/noel</ref> The US is one of the only countries where Noel is neutral. SSA data shows about 46,230 people named Noel, used as a masculine name 75% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/N/NO/NOEL/index.html</ref> However, the variant spelling Noelle is pretty exclusively feminine at this time, even in the US: SSA data shows 27,237 people named Noelle, used as a feminine name 100% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/N/NO/NOELLE/index.html</ref> Keywords: Christian, common, light-hearted, two syllables, winter | |||
'''Noor'''. 1. (نور). Arabic and Urdu. Noor is a gender-neutral alternative transcription of the gender-neutral name '''Nur'''. Meaning "light" in Arabic. In Islam, ''al-Nur'' ("the light") is one of the names of Allah.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/noor-1</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/nur</ref><ref name="20knames4" /><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/noor</ref> 2. Dutch and Limburgish. A feminine short form of the feminine name Eleonora, which ultimately comes from the ancient Germanic feminine name Aenor, the meaning of which is unknown.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/noor-2</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/eleonora</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/aenor</ref> US SSA data shows about 4,901 people named Noor, used as a feminine name 89% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/N/NO/NOOR/index.html</ref> US SSA data shows about 395 people named Nur, used as a feminine name 74% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/N/NU/NUR/index.html</ref> Keywords: feminine inclined, light, one syllable, uncommon. | '''Noor'''. 1. (نور). Arabic and Urdu. Noor is a gender-neutral alternative transcription of the gender-neutral name '''Nur'''. Meaning "light" in Arabic. In Islam, ''al-Nur'' ("the light") is one of the names of Allah.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/noor-1</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/nur</ref><ref name="20knames4" /><ref>https://www.babynames.com/name/noor</ref> 2. Dutch and Limburgish. A feminine short form of the feminine name Eleonora, which ultimately comes from the ancient Germanic feminine name Aenor, the meaning of which is unknown.<ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/noor-2</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/eleonora</ref><ref>https://www.behindthename.com/name/aenor</ref> US SSA data shows about 4,901 people named Noor, used as a feminine name 89% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/N/NO/NOOR/index.html</ref> US SSA data shows about 395 people named Nur, used as a feminine name 74% of the time.<ref>https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/N/NU/NUR/index.html</ref> Keywords: feminine inclined, light, one syllable, uncommon. | ||