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Yea or Nay: Koah

September 15, 2009 By appellationmountain 8 Comments

This one first caught my eye in one of those magazine articles. The topic was something completely unrelated to names. But the only thing I remember? The name of the youngest son of the all-K named clan: Koah.

Noah with a K, I thought. Not as bad as, say, Kyndal or Klare. Maybe a little too close to koala. Reminiscent of Kampgrounds of America, kreatively spelled since 1962, and abbreviated KOA on countless roadside signs.

But then I spotted Koah in an alumni magazine, the kind of place you’re far more likely to see Max or Ava, Mary or Peter.

Could there be something to Koah?

A tree grows in Hawaii called the koa. And while I couldn’t find him in any reputable name-your-baby books, he is sometimes translated as “strength” in Hebrew out in the wilds of the internet.

And so I submit Koah for a Yea or Nay vote, but I can’t help think – with Noah at #15 and the K-kraze showing no signs of letting up? I suspect Koah will be heard more and more.

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Comments

  1. Kelleita says

    September 15, 2009 at 7:29 PM

    I’m another “NAY” — too made-up looking. I actually really like both Noah (for a boy) and Noa (for a girl), but Koah is just too much. I agree with the Koala connotation.

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  2. Bek says

    September 15, 2009 at 7:08 PM

    Big fat no from me. It’s all KOA to me…

    and just blech looking. Don’t see the appeal

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  3. Julie says

    September 15, 2009 at 5:45 PM

    I would accept Koa, but with the extraneous “h” it seems made up.

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  4. Claire says

    September 15, 2009 at 12:21 PM

    I like Noah too much to accept Koah (my one association with Noah is a the nicest little boy at a day camp; that would make him born in the late 90’s). Plus the “K” sound is so harsh especially followed by a strong vowel. It has a rough sound to it.

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  5. photoquilty says

    September 15, 2009 at 10:25 AM

    That is a tough sell. It definitely reads made-up to my eye. The H at the end isn’t really doing it any favors, either. Hs and Ks are part of that tryndhee effect. This one is not the one for me!

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    • British American says

      September 15, 2009 at 1:14 PM

      My first thought was “Isn’t that some kind of make-up?”
      Not really my style, but it could be worse. 😛 I could see people using it for girls too – along the lines of Noa.

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    • photoquilty says

      September 15, 2009 at 6:19 PM

      It also reminds me of kaluah and koala. No go!

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