Noa 749104 225082719 2008-07-11T20:08:14Z Bender235 88026 /* Things */ '''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)]] {{disambig}} [[de:NOA]] [[it:NOA]] [[ja:ノア]]