Given name
Dumah
“(deadly) silence”
Dumah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewדומה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Dumah means “(deadly) silence.”
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Where it comes from
Dumah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun duma (דומה), “silence of death.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Dumah appears in Genesis 25:14, 1 Chronicles 1:30.
- Genesis 25:14
- 1 Chronicles 1:30
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Dumah’s family of names
See also 8
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Dumah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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Davíð
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>99% boys