Throughout the world, נחום (Nahum 
, Nachum 
, נחום ) is a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom feminine forename. The forename נחום is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a common masculine name, Mexico, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and El Salvador. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Mexico, Israel, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Also, נחום is the last name as well as the forename.
נחום is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Nahum | Israel, Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Nachum | Tanzania, Brazil, United States, Israel, India |
| נחום | Israel |
| Nochum | Brazil, Canada, United States, Argentina, Israel |
נחום is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Nahum , the minor prophet in the Bible, Nahum.
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נחום סלושץ Israeli writer, IL (b. 1872) |
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נחום שימקין Israeli physician, IL (b. 1879) |
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נחום ניר Israeli politician (1884-1968), PL (b. 1884) |
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נחום חת Israeli politician, IL (b. 1896) |
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נחום גוטמן painter, sculptor and mosaic artist (1898-1980), IL (b. 1898) |
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נחום שדמי IL (b. 1898) |
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נחום זיו-אב Israeli musician, IL (b. 1908) |
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נחום טרבניק IL (b. 1904) |
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נחום כרמלי Israeli painter, IL (b. 1918) |
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נחום שריג IL (b. 1914) |
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נחום גולן IL (b. 1915) |
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נחום גרוס Israeli historian, IL (b. 1926) |
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נחום פונדק Danish-Israeli journalist, IL (b. 1927) |
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נחום אדמוני Director of Mossad, IL (b. 1929) |
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נחום קידר IL (b. 1920) |
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