Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Gershom

GERSHOM

Gender: Masculine

Other Scripts: גֵרְשֹׁם (Hebrew)

Pronounced: GUR-shahm (English) [key]

Probably means "exile" in Hebrew, though the Bible explains that it derives from גֵר שָׁם (ger sham) meaning "a stranger there". This was the name of a son of Moses in the Old Testament.

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