Ham

Hebrew

"hot, warm"

Ham Origin and Meaning

The name Ham is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "hot, warm".

Along with Shem and Japheth, a son of Noah with a name that's almost never used -- for more obvious reasons than those of his brothers.

Ham Rank in US Top 1000

# 895 in the US

Popularity of the name Ham

• 1908 Nameberry 2022

Famous People Named Ham

• Ham Biblical son of Noah
• Noel Hamilton "Ham" Lambert Irish cricketer and rugby union player

The name Ham in Pop Culture

• Tabernacles of Ham see Psalm 78:51
• Ham Peggotty character in David Copperfield
• Theodore Marley "Ham" Brooks character in the Doc Savage series
• Henry "Ham" Mack character on TV's "Andi Mack"
• Ham the Weather Wizard character in The Badger comics
• Ham minor character on TV's "The Simpsons," nicknamed for his love of ham radio
• Ham the Chimp first hominid in outer space
• HAM Icelandic rock band
• Ham cut of pork