Noble
English · Boy · 1 syllable
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About the name Noble
The given name 'Noble' derives from the English word meaning "distinguished by rank or character," ultimately from the Latin *nobilis* ("well-known, famous").
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Etymology
The given name 'Noble' derives from the English word meaning "distinguished by rank or character," ultimately from the Latin *nobilis* ("well-known, famous"). It is used primarily in English-speaking cultures, often as a virtue name among Puritans and later in the United States, with notable historical figures like the American Revolutionary War officer Noble Wimberly Jones.
Noble currently ranks #1,337 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1920.
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