Given name & surname
Huri
“freeman”·“cave man”·“maker of whites”
Huri is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewחורי
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Huri means “freeman,” “cave man” or “maker of whites.”
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Where it comes from
Huri is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew root harar (חרר), “to be a central hub of heat.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Huri appears in 1 Chronicles 5:14.
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Huri’s family of names
See also 10
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Hiramshares a root
- Nahorshares a root
- Naharaishares a root
- Huram-abishares a root
- Ammihurshares a root
- Huraishares a root
- Hurshares a root
- Horiteshares a root
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