What does Nahum mean?

Nahum means "comforter; full of comfort"

How do we pronounce Nahum?

Nahum \na-hum, nah-um\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Nahum is also used as a girl name name variations. Its pronunciation is NEYahM or NEYHHahM in English 1.

1 Pronunciation for Nahum: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"

What is the origin of Nahum?

Nahum is largely used in the English, German, and Hebrew languages, and its origin is Hebrew. The name is of the meaning comforter; full of comfort. Biblical name derived from the element 'nacham' 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. Nahum is a variant of the name Nahman name popularity (English and Hebrew). Nachman name (Hebrew), name Nahman origin (English and Hebrew), Nahom meaning, Nahoom name, Nahoum pronounciation, Nahuem meaning of name, and nicknames for Naum (German, Russian, and Slavic) are variants of Nahum. See also the related form, Nehemiah meaning and origin (English).

List of baby names that is pronounced like Nahum:

Na'im meaning and origin (Arabic), Naam name variations, Nachman meaning and origin (Hebrew), Naeem meaning and origin, Naeym definition, baby name Nahma, name Nahman origin (English and Hebrew), Nahom definition, name Nahoom, Nahoum name popularity, meaning of Nahuem, short names for Naim (Arabic), Namaan name popularity, Naman meaning and origin, Namann meaning and origin, short names for Nana, name Nano (Spanish), Naomhan meaning of name (Irish), name Narrie meaning, and Nawatt definition.

The baby name Nahum fun facts:

The name Nahum in reverse order is "Muhan".

The numerological value of the name Nahum is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Nahum?

Nahum is not in the top boy names in USA.