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In the entire world, מנשה (Manasseh , Manasse , Menashe ) is a common mostly boy's, but seldom female given name. The first name מנשה is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a common masculine name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Nigeria, where it is quite a rare largely male, but seldom female name. Likewise, מנשה is the last name as well as the forename.
מנשה is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Manasseh | Israel, Kenya, United States, Ghana, Nigeria |
Manasse | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Israel, Kenya, United States, Nigeria |
Menashe | United Kingdom, Israel, South Africa, Italy, United States |
מנשה | Israel |
מנשה is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Manasseh of Judah , the King of Judah, 2 Chronicles; Manasseh , the biblical figure, Genesis 41; Manasseh , the husband of Judith (Jud 8:2: “And Manasses was her husband, of her tribe and kindred, who died in the barley harvest.”), Book of Judith and Manasse , the operatic character in the opera Die Brautwahl by Ferruccio Busoni.