Noa

Noa may refer to:

Name

• Noa is a popular traditional Hawaiian name, meaning "free" and "freedom". *Noa (Hebrew: נועה, Noa; or נעה, Nōʿā), is the most popular feminine Hebrew name, derived from a root that means "movement". Noa is a biblical name; she was one of the Daughters of Zelophehad. Noa is commonly confused with Noah (Hebrew: נח), an unrelated masculine name known from the biblical story about Noah's ark.
• Noa is used by native Egyptians residing on the Mediterranean in their common dialect to refer to "the strong wind coming from the sea".^{[citation needed]}
• Noa means "from love" in Japanese.
• NOA (Night Owl Association.) Is a world wide underground community working towards social justice, equality, animal welfare and in support of environmental groups and principles.
• NOA (NOA Street Team) Protective Enforcers and Street level advocates and activists for the 'Night Owl Association' with known catch phrases such as; "Pay it Forward", "HOOT!", "Getcha Pull", and "You Can't Kill The Revolution!"

People

• Loveman Noa, a US Naval officer killed during the Philippines Insurrection
• NOA (singer), Australian singer-songwriter
• Noa (singer), the chosen appellation of singer Achinoam Nini
• Noa Tishby (born 1977), an Israeli actress
• Noa Nadruku (born 1967), Ethnic Fijian Rugby player
• Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada, Quarterback, U.S. Naval Academy, Hawaiian

Characters

• Noa, one of the Daughters of Zelophehad
• Noa, a common misspelling of Noah (spelled and pronounced differently in Hebrew), the biblical builder of the Ark
• Noah (ノーア, Nōa), a character from Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
• Noa, a character in Star Wars
• Noa, a protagonist in the video game Legend of Legaia
• Noa (dog) a dog in the manga Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs
• Noa (Kiba), a character from the anime Kiba
• Noa Izumi, a character from the anime and manga series Patlabor
• Noa Takahashi, the lead character of the manga series Betting On Love
• Ultraman Noa, from Ultraman Nexus

Places

• An Argentine region of six north-western provinces, see Región Noroeste Argentino
• North Oxfordshire Academy, an academy in Banbury, England, formerly Drayton School

Concepts

• The Natural Ontological Attitude, a philosophy of science proposed by Arthur Fine
• Net Operating Assets
• An Arabic term (_نوى) that means "long distance or separation"
• A Polynesian term for replacing names to avoid summoning something; a form of euphemism
• A Māori term referring to the opposite of tapu; it means "common", "non-sacred", or "free from tapu" (sometimes because tapu has been broken); literally means "safe"

Organizations and companies

• National Organizers Alliance
• National Outboard Association
• National Outsourcing Association, a telecommunications association in the United Kingdom
• National Observatory of Athens
• Nintendo of America
• Olympic Air, ICAO airline designator
• Team NoA, professional e-sports team
• Night Owl Association, organization that helps, supports, and protects individuals and communities.

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
• Notice of Action, a printed form (I-797) which the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services sends out to document processing milestones on petitions

See also

• Noah (disambiguation)
• NOAA