Given name

Naham

“consolation”·“comfort”

Naham is used as a given name.

Original Hebrewנחם

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a biblical name, Naham means “consolation” or “comfort.”

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Where it comes from

Naham is a biblical name from Hebrew.

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How it developed

From the Hebrew verb naham (נחם), “to be sorry or to comfort.”

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In the Bible

In the Bible, the name Naham appears in 1 Chronicles 4:19.

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See also 9

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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No U.S. birth series

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“foul” · “loathing”

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No U.S. birth series

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Biblical Hebrew · Biblical

Ábrahám

Ábrahám is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Hungarian.

No U.S. birth series

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Nacon

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No U.S. birth series

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Balaam

“swallowing up the people” · “destroyer of people”

No U.S. birth series

78% boys · 22% girls

Sibling ideas

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