Noam

Noam (Hebrew: נועם) is a Hebrew name which means "pleasantness", and while started as the male version of the female No'omi (English: "Naomi" or "Noemi"), today, it is a very common Hebrew name for both males and females alike. The common name day for both genders is often 7 December.

People with the given name Noam

Political activism

Noam Chomsky, American political activist, linguist, and philosopher.
Noam Federman, Israeli right-wing political activist.
Noam Bramson (born 1969), Mayor of New Rochelle.

Television and film

Noam Gonick, Canadian film director.
Noam Pitlik, American television director and character actor.
Noam Zylberman, Israeli-born voice actor best known for the voice of Split Kit from the Garbage Pail Kids.
Noam Jenkins, Canadian actor.

Music

Noam Pikelny, American banjoist.
Noam Kaniel (Noam), Israeli singer best known for performing the theme song to Code Lyoko.
Noam Jacobson, Israeli singer, songwriter, and actor, member of group Latma.

Sports

Noam Dar (born 1993), Israeli-Scottish professional wrestler.
Noam Behr (born 1975), Israeli tennis player.
Noam Mills (born 1986), female Israeli Olympic fencer.
Noam Okun (born 1978), Israeli professional tennis player.
Noam Emeran

Other fields

Noam D. Elkies, American mathematician.
Noam Gottesman, wealthy businessman living in the United Kingdom.
Noam Friedlander, author and journalist.
Noam Lanir, Israeli entrepreneur.
Noam Nisan, Israeli computer scientist.
Noam T. Wasserman, American academic.

People with the surname Noam

Eli Noam, professor at Columbia University.

Political organizations

Noam Masorti Youth, part of Masorti Olami, is a Jewish youth movement that has an ideology that reflects the values of its participants. Every year, it has its summer camp for kids aged 10-15, and madrichim who look after the children and plan all the Noam-based activities.
Noam (political party), an Israeli political party.