Given name
Heresh
“silent”·“esoteric”·“magic”
Heresh is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewחרש
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Heresh means “silent,” “esoteric” or “magic.”
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Where it comes from
Heresh is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew root hrs (חרש), “to carve data.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Heresh appears in 1 Chronicles 9:15.
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Heresh’s family of names
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Heresh, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Helel
“shiner” · “shining one”
>99% boys
Hezrai
“his village” · “clusterly”
>99% boys
Teresh
“but perhaps feared” · “desired or austere”
>99% boys
Shelesh
“triad” · “third”
>99% boys
Hemdan
“pleasant”
>99% boys
Hariph
“autumn”
>99% boys
Hircanus
Hircanus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Latin.
>99% boys
Hiob
“persecuted”
>99% boys