Beruriah

Hebrew
"pure, clean"

Beruriah Origin and Meaning

The name Beruriah is a girl's name meaning "pure, clean".

Beruriah, also spelled Beruryah, is the only woman in Talmudic literature whose ideas were taken seriously by her male contemporaries. Living in the second century, she was noted for her high moral standards and intellectual prowess.

Famous People Named Beruriah

  • Bruriah2nd,century female scholar and wife of Rabbi Meir
  • Bruria Kaufman (19182010), Israeli theoretical physicist