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noa

“free, released from kapu”

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NOH-ah

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3 names

0 girl · 2 boy · 1 unisex

What does noa mean in Hawaiian?

Noa means free, released from kapu, the system of sacred restrictions, and therefore common or ordinary. When the kapu system was abolished in 1819 the islands became noa. Noa is a popular unisex name (it also resembles the Hebrew Noah), and it forms Kainoa (the free sea), Noalani (heavenly freedom), and Kanoa (the free one).

Say it NOH-ah. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.

On this site noa is part of 3 names: 0 begin with it, 2 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. Most are boy names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning freedom.

Names that end in noa (2)

Noa closes the name and colors everything before it.

  • Ocean

    Kainoa

    “the namesake, also read as the free sea”

    Pronounced kye-NOH-ahka + inoa + noa

    Unisex

  • Hawaiian

    Kanoa

    “the free one”

    Pronounced kah-NOH-ahka + noa

    Boy

Other names with noa (1)

Noa sits in the middle of a longer name, or is the whole of it.

  • Hawaiian

    Noa

    “freedom, free from restriction”

    Pronounced NOH-ah

    Boy

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

Questions people ask

What does noa mean?

Noa means free, released from kapu. Noa means free, released from kapu, the system of sacred restrictions, and therefore common or ordinary.

How do you pronounce noa?

NOH-ah. Every vowel is a separate sound and the stressed syllable is written in capitals.

Is noa a Hawaiian name on its own?

Yes. Noa is used as a boy's name and has its own page. It also forms 2 longer names.

What are some Hawaiian names ending in noa?

Kainoa (the namesake, also read as the free sea), Kanoa (the free one).

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