Nouh as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Nouh

What is the meaning of the name Nouh ?

The baby name Nouh is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'ipa': '/nuːh/', 'respelling': "NOO (rhymes with 'too')"}.

Nouh is Arabic in Origin.

Nouh is a Maghrebi/French-influenced romanization of Arabic Nūḥ (نوح), the Qur’anic prophet corresponding to the biblical Noah. The name ultimately derives from Hebrew Noach (נֹחַ), typically interpreted as “rest,” “repose,” or “comfort.” In Arabic, Nūḥ is a proper name without a native Arabic etymology, carried over through Semitic tradition. As a theophoric and prophetic name, it conveys steadiness and salvation themes tied to the flood narrative shared across Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Used across the Islamic world since the earliest centuries, Nouh/Nūḥ appears widely in the Middle East, North and West Africa, the Horn of Africa (Somali: Nuux), Turkey (Nuh), Iran, and South Asia (often Nooh/Nuh), and among diaspora communities in Europe. Spelling and cognate variants include Nūḥ, Nuh, Nooh, Nouh; Noah (English), Noé (French/Spanish/Portuguese), Noach (Hebrew/Dutch), and Noak (Scandinavian). Nouh can also occur as a surname in Arabic-speaking contexts.