Nuh means Prophet Nuh (Noah). See it in Arabic, how to say it, where it is in the Quran and names like it.
Boy name · Hebrew (in the Quran)
نُوح
Nuh
Prophet Nuh (Noah)
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Meaning
Nuh (نُوح) is a name for boys of Hebrew origin, used in the Quran. It means Prophet Nuh (Noah). It is the Arabic form of Noah, explained as "rest".
Surah 71 is named Nuh and tells his call to his people.
إِنَّآ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِۦٓ أَنْ أَنذِرْ قَوْمَكَ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۭ
Innaaa arsalnaa Noohan ilaa qawmihee an anzir qawmaka min qabli any yaatiyahum 'azaabun aleem
Indeed, We sent Noah to his people, [saying], "Warn your people before there comes to them a painful punishment."
Quran 71:1. Arabic: Uthmani text (Tanzil). English: Sahih International.
Say it NOOH. The capital letters show the stressed part. In English it is also spelled Nooh and Noah. In Arabic it is written with 3 letters, from right to left: ن nun + و waw + ح ḥa.
Naming a child after a prophet is a sunnah. When his son was born, the Prophet ﷺ said: "A boy was born to me tonight, and I named him after my father, Ibrahim."2 Nuh keeps that tradition alive. With the father's name it becomes Nuh bin (and the father's name): see what bin, bint and abu mean.
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Questions
Nuh (نُوح) means Prophet Nuh (Noah). It is a name for boys of Hebrew origin, used in the Quran.
Surah 71 is named Nuh and tells his call to his people.
Nuh is used as a boy's name.
Nuh is written نُوح in Arabic, said NOOH.
Both are English spellings of the same Arabic name, نُوح. Choose the one that is easiest to say where you live, and keep it the same on all documents.