Given name & surname
Menahem
“comforter”·“one who comforts others”
Menahem is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “comforter” (Hebrew) and “one who comforts others” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original Hebrewמנחם
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “comforter” (Hebrew) and “one who comforts others” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew prefix me (מ), “agent of,” and the Hebrew verb naham (נחם), “to be sorry or to comfort.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Menahem appears in 2 Kings 15:14.
From biblical name research
Menahem’s family of names
In German usage, Menahem has a related form in Menachem. In English usage, Menahem has a conventional equivalent in the German form Menachem. In German usage, Menahem has a related form in Menachem.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Menahem has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 11
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Nehemiahshares a root
- Mendelsee also
- Nahumsee also
- Naumshares a root
- Manaenshares a root
- Nahmansee also
- Tanhumethshares a root
- Nehumshares a root
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People named Menahem
- Menahem GolanIsraeli film director and producer (1929–2014)
- Menahem PresslerGerman-born American classical pianist1923–2023
- Menahem ben SaruqSpanish-Jewish philologist910–970
- Menahem ben Judah1st century CE Jewish Messiah claimant50–66
- Menahem Recanatiperson associated with Hebrew manuscripts1223–1290
- Menahem SternIsraeli historian1925–1989
- Menahem Azariah da FanoItalian rabbi and scholar (1548–1620)
- Menahem YaariIsraeli economistborn 1935
- Menahem Saleh DanielIraqi businessman, landowner, philanthropist and politician (1846–1940)
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