Baruch

Hebrew
"blessed"

Baruch Origin and Meaning

The name Baruch is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "blessed".

Think of this as the Hebrew equivalent of Benedict or Benito; best for observant Jews.

Famous People Named Baruch

  • Baruch
    Jeremiah's scribe (Jeremiah 36:4)
  • Baruch
    repairer of Jerusalem's walls (Nehemiah 3:20)
  • Baruch Spinoza
    Dutch philosopher
  • Baruch Samuel "Barry" Blumberg
    American physician and winner of the Nobel Prize
  • Baruch Yehudah Shemtov
    American TV journalist
  • Baruch Meir Marzel
    Israeli politician