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

• 551 Unique 2022
• 72 Israel 2020

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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