Nahum - Origin and Meaning of the name

The boy name Nahum [ 2 syll. na-hum, nah-um ] is pronounced as NAEHHahM ^KEY. Nahum is largely used in English, German, and Hebrew. Its origin is Hebrew. The meaning of Nahum is comforter. Biblical name derived from the word 'nacham' with the meaning to comfort. The name was borne by a minor 7th century prophet in the Old Testament of the Bible, author of the book bearing his name. 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 was borne by England's poet laureate Nahum Tate (1652-1715), who famously adapted Shakespeare's King Lear with a happy ending.

The name Naum (German, Russian, and Slavic) is a variant of Nahum.

Nahum is not often used as a baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Nahum include Na'im (Arabic), Naim (Arabic), Naomhan (Irish), Naomhán (Irish), Nemo (English, German, and Italian), Neo (English and Italian), Nino (Italian), Noa (English), Noah (English and German), Numa (Italian), Nuno (Portuguese), Nuño (Spanish), Naum (German, Russian, and Slavic), Nenne (Scandinavian), Nisse (Scandinavian), Noam (English and Hebrew), Noe (English), Noé (French), and Noë (French).

^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)"

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