Entry № 2034 · Hebrew origin

Reumah Reumah — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ROO-mah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Hebrew

Meaning

"Coral (Nahor's concubine)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

The meaning

A name that means "coral (nahor's concubine)".

Reumah (רְאוּמָה) means "coral" or "lofty" in Hebrew. In Genesis 22:24, Reumah was the concubine of **Nahor, Abraham's brother** — mother of Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah, ancestors of Aramean tribes.

Among the most obscure women named in Genesis.

Coral. Abraham's brother Nahor's concubine.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

רְאוּמָה

Transliteration: Rəʾûmāh
Pronunciation: / ˈruː.mə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Reumah stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Reumah · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Reumahs before her.

Real people

Reumah

Nahor's concubine.

In fiction

Reumah

Genesis 22:24.

Hebrew Bible

Names connected to Reumah.

Numerology

The number behind Reumah.

The Free Spirit

Reumah reduces to five — the number of biblical concubine.

Parents on Reumah

Why families chose this name.

"Hebrew coral. Six letters. Reumah."

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