Given name & surname
Hemdan
“pleasant”
Hemdan is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewחמדן
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Hemdan means “pleasant.”
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Where it comes from
Hemdan is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb hamad (חמד), “to be desirable or pleasant.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Hemdan appears in Genesis 36:26.
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Hemdan’s family of names
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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