Given name & surname
Obal
“bulky”·“bare”
Obal is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewעובל
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Obal means “bulky” or “bare.”
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Where it comes from
Obal is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Obal appears in Genesis 10:28.
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Obal’s family of names
Obal may belong to the same name family as OBBAL. This is a tentative spelling connection.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Obal, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Obil
“[camel] driver”
>99% boys
Ucal
“i am consumed” · “i will prevail”
>99% boys
Igal
“he will redeem” · “he will defile”
99% boys · 1% girls
Uzal
“vanish” · “going away”
>99% boys
Shobal
“flowing wavy”
>99% boys
Ohel
“tent”
>99% boys
Onam
“[their] trouble” · “[their] vigor”
70% boys · 30% girls
Ozjasz
Ozjasz is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Polish.
>99% boys