Given name & surname
Raham
“pity”·“merciful”
Raham is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewרחם
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Raham means “pity” or “merciful.”
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Where it comes from
Raham is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb raham (רחם), “to love deeply or have mercy.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Raham appears in 1 Chronicles 2:44.
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Raham’s family of names
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Raham, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Raamah
“trembling” · “thundering”
78% boys · 22% girls
Raddai
“come down...!”
>99% boys
Ábrahám
Ábrahám is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Hungarian.
>99% boys
Gaham
“flame” · “burning”
>99% boys
Zaham
“foul” · “loathing”
>99% boys
Regem
“confederate” · “partisan”
>99% boys
Balaam
“swallowing up the people” · “destroyer of people”
78% boys · 22% girls
Jalam
“young man” · “he will hide”
>99% boys