Meanings
proper noun
- A male given name from Hebrew.
According to Noam Chomsky, linguistic theory should concern itself primarily with the investigation of a speaker's competence.
1981, Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, Bilingualism Or Not: The Education of Minorities, page 861 more example
We do not spend our days huddled in smoke-filled rooms plotting world domination while Jared Kushner plays dreidel in the back with Noam Chomsky and George Soros sneaks the last latke.
2022 January 19, Yair Rosenberg, “Why So Many People Still Don’t Understand Anti-Semitism”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2022
Origin
- Hebrewנועם“pleasantness; a male name”
- EnglishNoam
From Hebrew נועם (“pleasantness; a male name”).
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APA
Noam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Noam
MLA
“Noam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Noam. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Noam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Noam.
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