Given name
Saph
“threshold”·“fence keeper”
Saph is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewסף
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Saph means “threshold” or “fence keeper.”
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Where it comes from
Saph is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun sap (סף), “threshold.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Saph appears in 2 Samuel 21:18.
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Saph’s family of names
See also 7
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Saph, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Sadoc
“righteous” · “just”
>99% boys
Sabtah
“breaking through”
>99% boys
Sallai
“heaping up” · “highway making”
>99% boys
Sabaoth
“collectives”
>99% boys
Abiasaph
“the father gathers” · “my father has gathered”
>99% boys
Seem
Seem is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Finnish.
>99% boys
Seth
“one who has been appointed”
>99% boys
Eliasaph
“God has added”
>99% boys