Menachem

Hebrew
"the comforter"

Menachem Origin and Meaning

The name Menachem is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "the comforter".

A middle-aged, if not elderly, name associated with Israeli statesman and onetime prime minister Begin, this is a symbolic appellation for boys born on the holiday of Tishah-b'Ab.

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Famous People Named Menachem

  • Menachem Begin
    6th prime minister of Israel
  • Menachem Mendel Schneerson
    Ukrainian,American leader of Chabad,Lubavitch
  • Menachem Mendel Schneersohn
    Belarusian,Russian 3rd leader of Chabad,Lubavitch
  • Menachem Mazuz
    former Israeli attorney general
  • Menachem Ussishkin
    Russian,born Zionist leader
  • Menachem Mendel of Kotzk
    Polish Hasidic leader
  • Menachem Elon
    former Israeli Supreme Court justice
  • Pinchas Menachem Alter
    Polish Gerrer Rebbe