Nechama

Neh-KAH-mah
Hebrew
"comfort"

Nechama Origin and Meaning

The name Nechama is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "comfort".

Traditional Hebrew name that has never entered the American mainstream, though it is popular among Hasidic parents and was found to be the quirky favorite girls' names of New Jersey in our survey of baby names that enjoy outsized popularity in each state.

Nechama Popularity

Famous People Named Nechama

  • Nechama Rivlin
    1st Lady of Israel as wife of President Reuven Rivlin
  • Nechama 'Nama' Hendel
    Israeli pop singer
  • Nechama Leibowitz
    Israeli Bible scholar
  • Nechama Tec
    Polish,American sociologist