A Name Story by Houdhoud
نُوح
Nuh
NOOH
“Comfort, rest.”
About Nuh
Nuh is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "comfort, rest" — an Arabic-Arabic-Hebrew name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Of Hebrew origin. Name of the Prophet Nuh ﷺ (Noah). Surah 71 is named for him.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic · Arabic (Hebrew root)
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Noah, Nooh
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Nuh is one such word.
In the Qur’an
Surah 71 : Ayah 1
إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ
“Indeed, We sent Nuh to his people, [saying], 'Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment.'”
Saheeh International translation · sourced from Tanzil
Nuh appears in the Qur'an directly. The verse above is one of those mentions.
Across history
Who has carried Nuh before.
- The Prophet Nuh ﷺ
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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