Given name
Manaen
“comforter”
Manaen is used as a given name.
Original GreekΜαναην
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Manaen means “comforter.”
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Where it comes from
Manaen is a biblical name from Greek.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew prefix me (מ), “agent of,” and the Hebrew verb naham (נחם), “to be sorry or to comfort.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Manaen appears in 2 Kings 15:14, Acts 13:1.
- 2 Kings 15:14
- Acts 13:1
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Manaen’s family of names
See also 9
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Nehemiahshares a root
- Nahumshares a root
- Naumshares a root
- Tanhumethshares a root
- Nehumshares a root
- Nahamanishares a root
- Nahamshares a root
- Menahemshares a root
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