Given name
Appaim
“[two] nostrils”
Appaim is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewאפים
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Appaim means “[two] nostrils.”
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Where it comes from
Appaim is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'anap (אנף), “to breathe angrily.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Appaim appears in 1 Chronicles 2:30-31.
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Appaim’s family of names
In German usage, Appaim has a related form in Appajim.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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