Nahum m
Biblical name, meaning ‘comforter’ in Hebrew, borne by a prophet of the 7th century BC. He was the author of the book of the Bible that bears his name, in which he prophesies the downfall of Nineveh, which fell in 612 BC. This is a well-established Jewish name, which was also popular among 17th-century Puritans in England. It was borne by the minor Restoration dramatist Nahum
Tate (1652–1715), who rewrote Shakespeare's King Lear with a happy ending. See also NAHMAN (SEE Nahman) and MENAHEM (SEE Menahem).
Derivative: Russian: Naum.
First names dictionary. 2012.