Nooa

Finnish

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew נֹחַ (nóakh, nṓaḥ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnoː.ɑ/, [ˈno̞ː.ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Noo‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): Nooa

Proper noun

Nooa

1. Noah (biblical figure)

   Nooan arkki ― Noah's Ark

2. a male given name of biblical origin

Usage notes

• Use as a given name is modern. The earlier forms were Nooak and Noak.

Declension

Inflection of Nooa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Nooa	Nooat
genitive		Nooan	Nooien
partitive		Nooaa	Nooia
illative		Nooaan	Nooiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Nooa	Nooat
accusative	nom.	Nooa	Nooat
	gen.	Nooan
genitive		Nooan	Nooien Nooain rare
partitive		Nooaa	Nooia
inessive		Nooassa	Nooissa
elative		Nooasta	Nooista
illative		Nooaan	Nooiin
adessive		Nooalla	Nooilla
ablative		Nooalta	Nooilta
allative		Nooalle	Nooille
essive		Nooana	Nooina
translative		Nooaksi	Nooiksi
abessive		Nooatta	Nooitta
instructive		—	Nooin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Nooa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nooani Nooani accusative nom. Nooani Nooani gen. Nooani genitive Nooani Nooieni Nooaini rare partitive Nooaani Nooiani inessive Nooassani Nooissani elative Nooastani Nooistani illative Nooaani Nooiini adessive Nooallani Nooillani ablative Nooaltani Nooiltani allative Nooalleni Nooilleni essive Nooanani Nooinani translative Nooakseni Nooikseni abessive Nooattani Nooittani instructive — — comitative — Nooineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nooasi Nooasi accusative nom. Nooasi Nooasi gen. Nooasi genitive Nooasi Nooiesi Nooaisi rare partitive Nooaasi Nooiasi inessive Nooassasi Nooissasi elative Nooastasi Nooistasi illative Nooaasi Nooiisi adessive Nooallasi Nooillasi ablative Nooaltasi Nooiltasi allative Nooallesi Nooillesi essive Nooanasi Nooinasi translative Nooaksesi Nooiksesi abessive Nooattasi Nooittasi instructive — — comitative — Nooinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nooamme Nooamme accusative nom. Nooamme Nooamme gen. Nooamme genitive Nooamme Nooiemme Nooaimme rare partitive Nooaamme Nooiamme inessive Nooassamme Nooissamme elative Nooastamme Nooistamme illative Nooaamme Nooiimme adessive Nooallamme Nooillamme ablative Nooaltamme Nooiltamme allative Nooallemme Nooillemme essive Nooanamme Nooinamme translative Nooaksemme Nooiksemme abessive Nooattamme Nooittamme instructive — — comitative — Nooinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nooanne Nooanne accusative nom. Nooanne Nooanne gen. Nooanne genitive Nooanne Nooienne Nooainne rare partitive Nooaanne Nooianne inessive Nooassanne Nooissanne elative Nooastanne Nooistanne illative Nooaanne Nooiinne adessive Nooallanne Nooillanne ablative Nooaltanne Nooiltanne allative Nooallenne Nooillenne essive Nooananne Nooinanne translative Nooaksenne Nooiksenne abessive Nooattanne Nooittanne instructive — — comitative — Nooinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Nooansa Nooansa accusative nom. Nooansa Nooansa gen. Nooansa genitive Nooansa Nooiensa Nooainsa rare partitive Nooaansa Nooiaan Nooiansa inessive Nooassaan Nooassansa Nooissaan Nooissansa elative Nooastaan Nooastansa Nooistaan Nooistansa illative Nooaansa Nooiinsa adessive Nooallaan Nooallansa Nooillaan Nooillansa ablative Nooaltaan Nooaltansa Nooiltaan Nooiltansa allative Nooalleen Nooallensa Nooilleen Nooillensa essive Nooanaan Nooanansa Nooinaan Nooinansa translative Nooakseen Nooaksensa Nooikseen Nooiksensa abessive Nooattaan Nooattansa Nooittaan Nooittansa instructive — — comitative — Nooineen Nooinensa

Statistics

• Nooa is the 178^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,541 male individuals (and as a middle name to 666 more), and also belongs to 8 female individuals (and as a middle name to 5 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• Oona, anoo, oona