Given name
Mareshah
“summit”·“that which is at the head”·“possession taker”
Mareshah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewמראשה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Mareshah means “summit,” “that which is at the head” or “possession taker.”
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Where it comes from
Mareshah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew root ro'sh (ראש).
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1985. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Mareshah appears in Joshua 15:44, 2 Chronicles 11:8, 2 Chronicles 14:9-10 and 3 other passages.
- Joshua 15:44
- 2 Chronicles 11:8
- 2 Chronicles 14:9-10
- 2 Chronicles 20:37
- Micah 1:15
- 1 Chronicles 2:42
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Mareshah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 32
- 0 boys · 32 girls
- Most popular year
- 1985
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1996. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mareshah’s family of names
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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