Given name & surname
Ner
“born during Hanukkah”
Ner is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “born during Hanukkah.”
Original Hebrewנר
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “born during Hanukkah.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
From the Hebrew noun ner (נר), “lamp.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Ner appears in 1 Chronicles 9:35.
From biblical name research
Ner’s family of names
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ner
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Ner, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“guard” · “dregs”
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Debir
“place of the word”
60% boys · 40% girls
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63% boys · 37% girls