Given name

Bocheru

“first born”·“his first born”

Bocheru is a biblical masculine given name, meaning “first born.”

Original Hebrewבכרו

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Bocheru means “first born” or “his first born.”

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Where it comes from

Bocheru is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew verb bakar (בכר), “to be born first.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Bocheru appears in 1 Chronicles 8:38.

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See also 3

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

Similar names

If you love Bocheru, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hebrew

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No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

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No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Ben-hesed

“son of mercy” · “son of fidelity”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Belchior

Belchior is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Portuguese.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Slovene

Bachar

“child”

No U.S. birth series

91% boys · 9% girls

Hebrew

Baal-peor

“Lord of the wide opening”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Ben-deker

“son of a piercing”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew

Ben-geber

“son of a guy”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Bocheru’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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