Given name
Ahinoam
“my brother is delight”·“kindred to sweetness”
Ahinoam is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאחינעם
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Ahinoam means “my brother is delight” or “kindred to sweetness.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'ah (אח), “brother,” and the Hebrew verb naem (נעם), “to be pleasant.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ahinoam appears in 1 Samuel 14:49-50, 1 Samuel 25:43, 2 Samuel 3:2.
- 1 Samuel 14:49-50
- 1 Samuel 25:43
- 2 Samuel 3:2
From biblical name research
Ahinoam’s family of names
See also 27
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Naomishares a root
- Hiramshares a root
- Naamahshares a root
- Naamanshares a root
- Ehishares a root
- Ahirashares a root
- Ahijahshares a root
- Ahianshares a root
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- Naomshares a root
- Naamshares a root
- Huram-abishares a root
- Ahitubshares a root
- Ahithophelshares a root
- Ahishaharshares a root
- Ahiramshares a root
- Aharhelshares a root
- Ahabshares a root
- Ahimothshares a root
- Ahimelechshares a root
- Ahimanshares a root
- Ahiludshares a root
- Ahikamshares a root
- Ahihudshares a root
- Ahiezershares a root
- Ahiamshares a root
- Ahishares a root
- Ahbanshares a root
People named Ahinoam
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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