Given name
Shunammite
Shunammite is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewשונממית
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Shunammite is thought to mean “but perhaps glyph-developer (or silences or teeth).”
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Where it comes from
Shunammite is a biblical name, probably from Hebrew.
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How it developed
Possibly from the Hebrew verb shanan (שנן), “to sharpen, to be teethed.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Shunammite appears in 1 Kings 1:3, 1 Kings 1:15.
- 1 Kings 1:3
- 1 Kings 1:15
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Shunammite’s family of names
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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