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

MENAHEM

GENDER: Masculine

OTHER SCRIPTS: מְנַחֵם (Hebrew)

Meaning & History

From the Hebrew name מְנַחֵם (Menachem) meaning "comforter". This was the name of a king of Israel who appears in the Old Testament.

Related Names

VARIANT: Menachem (Hebrew)

DIMINUTIVE: Mendel (Yiddish)

OTHER LANGUAGES: Manaem (Biblical Greek), Menachem (Biblical Hebrew), Manahem (Biblical Latin)

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