Meaning of name Numa

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Meaning

The name Numa has the following meaning:

"Kindness" or "pleasant" in Arabic. Also a Hebrew name derived from Naomi meaning "my joy and delight".

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

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As a baby girl name, Numa is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

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Pronunciation

The name Numa is pronounced as noo-muh

Origins

Numa originates from the Arabic language.
See other suggested Arabic baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Numa and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Numa: Boys - Bilal, Nabil, Tariq, Girls - Diya, Mariam, Rihana, Rihanna, Shakira, Both genders - Ali, Jamal, Nakia, Nuri

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Numa: Nooma, Noomah, Numah

The name Numa is itself a variant of Naomi

Style

We think the name Numa should fall under the following style category: For Both Genders.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Numa to be: pleasant and polite

In one word, you might describe Numa as a(n) "pleasant" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Numa (or its variants) are:

Numa Morikazu , born on 2 December, a famous politician. Numa Morikazu 's background: Born in 1843, he was a government official and journalist in Meiji period Japan who was one of the founders of the Liberal Party. Unhappy with government policies restricting freedom of speech, he retired from the national assembly in 1879 and decided to devote his time and energy to the Freedom and People's Rights Movement instead.