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I much prefer Noa on a girl (I like the sans H spelling). I think its spunky and it has a feminine sound to me. It goes well with the other names you have listed. Ismene is pretty, and Gabriel is nice. Olivia is a bit overused IMO and I am tired of hearing. I prefer Livia, Liviana or Olive.

Hate the idea of Noah on a girl, it's completely masculine to me. Noa would be much better.

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I like Ismene, but prefer it as a nickname (dislike "Izzy" and "Mene"!). Olivia is nice, but I much prefer Livia. Gabriel is ok.

I love Noah for both genders, i like it spelled Noah for both :)

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I like Gabriel, Olivia is a bit overused, Ismene isn't really my style

Love it!

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:)

I love Noa on a girl. I don't like Noah much though.

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Ismene is okay (as long as it's said with three syllables). Olivia is not my thing. I like Gabriel.

I like it, spelled Noa for a girl, Noah for a boy.

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Gabriel is my favorite of the other three, but I don't feel anything strongly for any of them.

Noah is my favorite girls name

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as most people on this board probably know. I prefer Noah over Noa. Noah is legit for a girl and it looks more complete with that final H.

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One of my favorite Noah combos is actually Noah Olivia. I like Olivia but it's common. I dislike Ismene. Gabriel is fine.

I really dislike Noah on a girl. It doesn't sound the slightest bit feminine to me. Not crazy about Ismene, but Olivia and Gabriel are okay.

I think its strictly a boy's name

Prefer Noa

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For a girl, Noa. I don't really care for it.

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I love Ismene. Very beautiful. Olivia is nice too, but becoming far too common. Gabriel somehow made it into my top 5 boy names, despire popularity. I'm completely in love.

Noa.

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With the h it's just too bizarre as a girl's name for me. Stick to just Noa. It's very airy and feminine that way. Cute.

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As for Ismene, Olivia and Gabriel, is that a set? If it is, I like it. Lots of different flavors. Separately I adore Gabriel, Ismene is very nice, and Olivia is bland. It's like plain tea. It is very classic and pretty though, so I can't discount it entirely.

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Also: for all these people who like Noa/Noah on a girl, has anyone considered Shenoa (http://www.behindthename.com/submit/view.php?name=shenoa)? I think it's really beautiful, and it's got Noa tacked on at the end. :)

This message was edited 5/23/2009, 1:05 PM

Absolutely terrible!
Even though Noa/Noah is a girl's name (as in the Bible) it reminds me of that better-known Biblical character, Noah/Noach, the old man with the Ark.

I think Noa should be the female version, Noah the male. For some reason, the "H" makes it masculine.

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I like Olivia and Gabriel, but Ismene leaves me cold.

I prefer Noah on a boy. I also like Gabriel.