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 [ 2 syll. na-hum, nah-um ] The boy name Nahum is pronounced as NAEHHahM KEY. Nahum is largely used in English, German, and Hebrew. Its origin is Hebrew. The meaning of Nahum is comforter; full of comfort. Biblical name derived from the word 'nacham' with the meaning to comfort. The name was borne in the Old Testament of the Bible by a minor 7th-century prophet; he authored the Book of Nahum, in which he foretold the downfall of Nineveh. The name likely originated as a short form of a name describing God as comforter. It has traditionally been popular within the Jewish community; among English speakers, it was widely adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century. The name has been made known by England's poet laureate Nahum Tate (1652-1715), who famously adapted Shakespeare's King Lear with a happy ending. Nachman (Hebrew), Nahman (Hebrew), and Naum (German, Russian, and Slavic) are variants of Nahum. Nahum is a variant of the name Nahman (Hebrew). See also the related form, Nehemiah (English). Nahum is not often used as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000. In 2008, out of the family of boy names directly related to Nahum, Nehemiah (English) was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Nahum include Na'im (Arabic), Naaman (English), Nahma, Nahman (Hebrew), Naim (Arabic), Naomhan (Irish), Naomhán (Irish), Neean (English), Nemo (English, German, and Italian), Neo (English and Italian), Newman (English), Nhean (Cambodian), Nian (English), Nino (Italian), Noa (English), Noah (English, German, and Slavic), Numa (Italian), Nuno (Portuguese), Nuño (Spanish), and Nuri (English and Hebrew). KEY: Pronunciation for Nahum: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"   |
