| [ syll. (s)hem, sh-em ] The boy name Shem is pronounced -SHEHM KEY. Shem is of Hebrew origin and it is predominantly used in the English language. Biblical name derived literally from the element shem which means 'name, renown'. The name was borne by the eldest son of Noah in the Bible. A variation of Shem is Sem (Dutch and German). Shem is an unusual baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Shem include Sam (English), Sean (Irish), Sem (Dutch and German), Shane (English and Irish), Shaun (English), Shawn (English), Shayne (English), Shone (English), Sim (English), Sìm (Scottish), Stian (Scandinavian), Swen (German and Scandinavian), Cem (Arabic and Turkish), Salman (Arabic, Iranian, and Turkish), Sami (Arabic, Hungarian, Iranian, and Turkish), Sammy (English), Samu (Hungarian), Samy (Arabic and French), Sanya (Russian), Sawney (Scottish), Sawnie (Scottish), Semyon (Russian), Senán (Irish), Shannon (English), Shimon (Hebrew), Siemen (Dutch and German), Simen (Scandinavian), Simon (English, French, and German), Simone (Italian), Sina (Arabic and Iranian), Síomón (Irish), Sonnie (English), Sonny (English), Szymon (Polish), Cemi (Albanian), Seanán (Irish), Simeon (German and Slavic), and Stiana (Irish). KEY: approx pronunciation for Shem: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"
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