Noam

Noam (Hebrew: נעם) is a Hebrew name which means "pleasantness", and although it started as the male version of the female Na'omi (English: "Naomi" or "Noémie"), today, it is a very common Hebrew name for both males and females alike. The common name day for both genders is often 7 December.

People with the given name Noam

Political activism

Noam Chomsky, American political activist, linguist, and philosopher.
Noam Federman, Israeli right-wing political activist.
Noam Bramson (born 1969), Mayor of New Rochelle.

Television and film

Noam Murro, Israeli American director.
Noam Gonick, Canadian film director.
Sacha Noam Baron Cohen, British comedian, actor, writer and producer.
Noam Pitlik, American television director and character actor.
Noam Zylberman, Israeli-born voice actor.
Noam Jenkins, Canadian actor.
Noam Shuster-Eliassi, Israeli comedian and activist.

Music

Noam Pikelny, American banjoist.
Noam Kaniel, Israeli musician, singer, and composer.
Noam Jacobson, Israeli singer, songwriter, and actor, member of group Latma.

Sports

Noam Dar (born 1993), Israeli-Scottish professional wrestler.
Noam Behr (born 1975), Israeli tennis player.
Noam Dovrat (born 2002), Israeli basketball player.
Noam Mills (born 1986), Israeli female Olympic fencer.
Noam Okun (born 1978), Israeli professional tennis player.
Noam Yaacov (born 2004), Israeli–Danish player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Noam Emeran French football player who plays for Manchester United.

Other fields

Noam D. Elkies, American mathematician.
Noam Gottesman, wealthy businessman living in the United Kingdom.
Noam Lanir, Israeli entrepreneur.
Noam Nisan, Israeli computer scientist.
Noam Sienna, author and Jewish educator.
Noam Sohlberg, Israeli jurist.
Noam T. Wasserman, American academic.

People with the surname Noam

Eli Noam, professor at Columbia University.
Vered Noam, professor of Talmud at Tel Aviv University.

Political organizations

Noam Masorti Youth, part of Masorti Olami, is a Jewish youth movement with a democratically decided ideology and statement of purpose, reflecting the values of its participants.^[1] Noam offers annual summer camps for children aged 10–16, as well as year-round events and camps^[2] led by madrichim who look after the children and plan the Noam-based activities.
Noam (political party), an Israeli political party.