Muslim Name · Male · Hebrew (preserved in Quranic Arabic) origin
Nuh Name Meaning in Islam
The Prophet Noah.
- Meaning
- The Prophet Noah. Nuh (AS), who preached for 950 years. 'And We sent Nuh to his people, and he stayed among them for a thousand years minus fifty' (29:14)
- Origin
- Hebrew (preserved in Quranic Arabic)
- Gender
- Boy
- Urdu
- نُوح
- Pronunciation
- NUH
- Lucky number
- 1
Is Nuh an Islamic name? Yes. Nuh is an established name in Muslim use, Hebrew (preserved in Quranic Arabic) in origin. Its settled meaning is: The Prophet Noah. Nuh (AS), who preached for 950 years. 'And We sent Nuh to his people, and he stayed among them for a thousand years minus fifty' (29:14). Its root appears in the Quran, and the name is in continuous use across the Muslim world. Islamic tradition asks that a name carry a good meaning and claim nothing that belongs to God alone, and this name meets both.
Read the letter-by-letter reading ↓Section 1 · Arabic Root
Where the Name Comes From
Hebrew origin. Quranic Nūḥ (AS), the prophet of the flood (Sūra Nūḥ, Q 71). His people are the first generation after the rejection of warning.
Section 2 · Ilm ul Huroof
Read Letter by Letter
Nun of depth opens, Waw of connection, Ha-heavy of breath. The prophet of the ark, depth, joining, life-breath.
Section 3 · Synthesis
What This Reading Says About You
Nuh is grounded in earth, the element of stability, patience, and quiet holding. The letters ask their bearer to be reliable rather than showy, to keep the household of the heart in order. Stitched through this reading is Al-Nur, the Light, meaning the person carries a light that steadies the room. A person named Nuh is the household others rest against without noticing they are resting.
Section 4 · What Families Say
What People Usually Mean by This Name
The Prophet Noah. Nuh (AS), who preached for 950 years. 'And We sent Nuh to his people, and he stayed among them for a thousand years minus fifty' (29:14). He built the ark at Allah command while his people mocked him. Surah Nuh (Chapter 71) is named for him. Nuh prayed one of the most comprehensive prayers: listing all his methods of calling, admitting he called by night and day, privately and publicly.
And when the flood came, everything that rejected truth was washed away, and everything that believed was saved. Top global Muslim boys name.
Nūḥ (AS). Noah, is named directly in the Quran 43 times. Surah Nūḥ (Chapter 71) bears his name. The Quran describes his 950-year mission to a stubborn people (29:14), the building of the Ark, and the great flood.
He is one of the five Ulu al-ʿAzm (resolute) prophets. The famous prayer 'rabbi-ghfir lī wa-li-wālidayya wa-li-man dakhala baytī muʾminan', 'My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house in faith' (71:28), is his.
Section 5 · Bearers
Who Has Carried This Name
How to Pronounce Nuh
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Variants of this name
The same Arabic name romanises differently across communities. Each canonical page on AsrNaam for Nuh carries its own readings, usage notes, and regional context.
In English this is Noah. The two names belong to the same prophet, and that page reads the Quranic and Biblical accounts side by side.
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Names sharing the ن Nun influence
Like Nuh, these names carry Nun (ن) as their leading letter influence.
Cross-cultural Variations
Nuh across the Muslim world
The same Arabic name is romanised differently across communities, same letters, same root, same reading. Each form carries the same spiritual structure; each entry is its own canonical reading on AsrNaam.
Frequently Asked Questions
About the name Nuh
What does the name Nuh mean?
The letters that build Nuh each speak on their own terms. What does Ilm ul Huroof say about Nuh? → What does Ilm ul Huroof reveal about names like Nuh? →
Is Nuh mentioned in the Quran?
The Quran shapes more Islamic names than any other source. See where Nuh sits among them. Browse all Quranic names in our collection →
What does Nuh mean in Urdu?
The Urdu tradition preserved the meaning of each Arabic letter, the same letters that build Nuh. How do Arabic letters travel into Urdu names? →
Is Nuh a good Islamic name?
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What is the spiritual meaning of Nuh in Ilm ul Huroof?
This is Ilm ul Huroof, the classical Islamic science of letters in the line of Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi. Every Arabic letter under Nuh is an ontological principle, not just a sound. Read the full introduction to Ilm ul Huroof →
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