Given name
Nahor
“snort”·“scorched”·“freeman”
Nahor is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew.
Original Hebrewנחור
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Nahor means “snort,” “scorched” or “freeman.”
From biblical name research
How it developed
From the Hebrew root harar (חרר), “to be a central hub of heat.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2023. 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 Nahor appears in Genesis 11:22, Luke 3:34, Genesis 20:12 and 1 other passage.
- Genesis 11:22
- Luke 3:34
- Genesis 20:12
- Genesis 22:20-24
From biblical name research
Nahor through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 6 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 boys is 6 in 2023. 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.
Nahor’s family of names
In English usage, Nahor has a related form in NACHOR.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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
- Huram-abishares a root
- Ammihurshares a root
- Naharaishares a root
- Hurishares a root
- Huraishares a root
- Hurshares a root
- Horiteshares a root
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