What was Noah's wife's name in the Book of Genesis?

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Noah’s wife is unnamed in the Book of Genesis.

Genesis mentions Noah’s wife when describing those who entered the Ark, but it does not provide her personal name. The narrative identifies her only by her relationship to Noah. She is listed alongside Noah, his sons, and their wives among the Ark’s human occupants.

Later Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions supplied different names or identifications for Noah’s wife. Naamah is one name associated with her in some later Jewish traditions, but that name is not given in Genesis itself and should not be presented as the biblical answer.

This is a common source of confusion because popular retellings often give biblical characters names that come from later tradition. The Genesis text itself remains silent about Noah’s wife’s name.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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