Given name & surname

Hem

“the golden son”

Hem is used as a given name and a surname. One Indian interpretation is “the golden son.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Indian interpretation is “the golden son.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.

How it developed

From Khmer ហែម (“to add, to supplement”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Hem’s family of names

Hem has a related form in Hemangini. In French usage, Hem as a surname has a related form in DUHAIME.

Walk Hem’s family in the name graph

HemHemanginiDuhaime

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 Hem, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Indian

Hemadri

“of the Himalaya”

No U.S. birth series

58% boys · 42% girls

Indian

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“born in the evening”

No U.S. birth series

71% boys · 29% girls

Indian

Das

“a slave; a servant”

No U.S. birth series

59% boys · 41% girls

Indian

Singh

“resembling a lion”

No U.S. birth series

84% boys · 16% girls

Indian

Pran

“breath” · “life-force”

No U.S. birth series

62% boys · 38% girls

Hindi

Qimat

“a valuable woman” · “a highly valued man”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Indian

Toshan

“one who is satisfied”

No U.S. birth series

63% boys · 37% girls

Indian

Thakur

“a godly leader”

No U.S. birth series

81% boys · 19% girls

Sibling ideas

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

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