Entry № 2436 · Hebrew origin

Timna Timna — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ TEEM-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Restrained (Eliphaz's concubine)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Hebrew Bible)

A name that means "restrained (eliphaz's concubine)".

Timna (תִּמְנַע) means "restrained" in Hebrew. In Genesis 36:12, Timna was the Horite princess and concubine of Esau's son Eliphaz — mother of Amalek, ancestor of the Amalekites.

Rare but iconic in biblical scholarship.

Restrained. Horite princess, mother of Amalek.

The name in its native script.

תִּמְנַע
Transliteration
Timnāʿ
Pronunciation
/ ˈtiːm.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Timna stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Timna · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Timnas before her.

Real people
Timna
Horite princess.
In fiction
Timna
Genesis 36:12.
Hebrew Bible

Names connected to Timna.

The number behind Timna.

8

The Authority

Timna reduces to eight — the number of biblical Horite.

Why families chose this name.

"Horite princess. Five letters. Timna."
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