Shem

Shem \(s)hem, sh-em\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Shem is pronounced in English as -SHEHM ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Shem: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"

What is the origin of Shem?

Shem is of Hebrew origin, and it is used predominantly in the English, Yiddish, and Hebrew languages. 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. In addition, Shem is an English and Yiddish contraction of Samuel pronounciation (English, French, German, and Hebrew). A variant transcription of Shem is name Sem meaning (Dutch and German).

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The baby name Shem fun facts:

The name Shem in reverse order is "Mehs".

The numerological value of the name Shem is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Shem?

Shem is not in the top boy names in USA.