Given name · also Ancient Greek

Chamus

Chamus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Latin.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Chamus comes from Ancient Greek, and ultimately from Biblical Hebrew.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ancient Greek Χάμ, from Biblical Hebrew חָם.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Chamus’s family of names

In Latin usage, Chamus has a related form in CHAM. In Latin usage, Chamus has a related form in Chām.

Walk Chamus’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

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

Greek · Biblical

Agabus

“grasshopper”

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Greek · Biblical

Archippus

“first horse” · “ruler of horses”

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Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Semus

Semus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Latin.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Greek · Biblical

Chuza

“seer” · “visionary”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Hebrew · Biblical

Jebus

“trodden underfoot” · “he will trample down”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Xesús

Xesús is a masculine given name from Old Galician-Portuguese, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Asturian and Galician.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Greek · Biblical

Prochorus

“choir director” · “first of a happy bunch”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Greek · Biblical

Tyrannus

“tyrant” · “of the tower”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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

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