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'''Noa''' may refer to:
==Name==
'''Noa''' ({{Hebrew Name 1|נועה|Noa}}; or '''נעה''', ''Nōʿā''), is a feminine Hebrew name, derived from a root that means "movement". The name is used in the [[Hebrew Bible]] for one of the [[daughters of Zelophehad]]. Noa is commonly mistaken with [[Noah]] which is the English spelling for''' נח''' the masculine version known from the biblical story about Noah's ark.
'''Noa''' is also [[Arabic language|Arabic]], with the meaning of "light" and [[Japanese language|Japanese]] with the meaning of "with love".
"Noa" is also a masculine Polynesian name (though not commonly used).
==People==
*[[Josef Noa]] a Hungarian chess master
*[[Loveman Noa]] a US Naval officer killed during the [[Philippines Insurrection]]
*[[Achinoam Nini|Noa]], the chosen appellation of singer [[Achinoam Nini]]
*[[Noa Tishby]], an Israeli actress
*[[Noa Nadruku]], Ethnic Fijian Rugby player
*[[Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada ]], Quarterback, U.S. Naval Academy, Hawaiian
== Literary characters ==
*the given name of [[Noa Takahashi]], the lead character from the [[manga]] series [[Betting On Love]]
*The given name of [[Noa Izumi]], a character from the [[anime]] and [[manga]] series [[Patlabor]].
*[[Noa (Kiba)|Noa]], a character within the Japanese anime [[Kiba]]
*[[Minor characters in Star Wars#Noa|Noa]], a character in ''Star Wars''
*[[List of Legend of Legaia characters#Noa|Noa]], a protagonist in the video game ''[[Legend of Legaia]]''.
*Ultraman Noa from [[Ultraman Nexus]]
*[[Noah|Noa]], a common misspelling of [[Noah]] (spelled and pronounced differently in Hebrew), the biblical builder of the Ark
==Places==
* An Argentine region of six north-western provinces, see [[Región Noroeste Argentino]]
* [[North Oxfordshire Academy]] is a [[city academy]] in [[Banbury]] [[UK]], formerly [[Drayton School]].
==Concepts==
*A [[Polynesian]] term for replacing names to avoid summoning something. A form of [[euphemism]].
*A [[Māori]] term referring to the opposite of [[tapu]]; noa means common, non-sacred, or free from tapu (sometimes because tapu has been broken).
*The [[Natural Ontological Attitude]], a philosophy of science proposed by [[Arthur Fine]]
==Organizations and companies==
* [[Naval Officer's Associations]], an association for Canadian naval officers, see [http://www.noac-national.ca/noac/ website]
*[[National Organizers Alliance]]
*[[National Outsourcing Association]], a telecommunications association in the [[United Kingdom]].
*[[Team NoA]], professional [[e-sports]] team [http://www.teamnoa.net official website].
*[[Nintendo|Nintendo of America]]
*[[NOA Audio Solutions]], Manufacturer of audio archive management tools [http://www.noa-audio.com official website].
==Things==
*[[Naturally occurring asbestos]], which is the unprocessed form of [[Asbestos]] (common in California, Montana, and Turkey).
*[[Norma Ortográfica Andaluza]], a Spanish transcription method in actual commercial use for popular songs with flamenco lyrics which aims to reflect more phonetically the actual speech features of the Andalusian region.
*[[North Atlantic oscillation]], an ocean variability
==See also==
*[[Noah (disambiguation)]]
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