English names with Hebrew origins

Guess the English name from the Hebrew name it descends from
(m) or (f) indicates whether the name is male or female.
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Last updated: December 5, 2019
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Hebrew name
English equivalent
Yitzhak (m)
Isaac
Shimon (m)
Simon
Moshe (m)
Moses
Rahel (f)
Rachael
Shmuel (m)
Samuel
Elisheva (f)
Elizabeth
Eytan (m)
Ethan
Miryam (f)
Mary/Miriam
Shoshanna (f)
Susan
Yehoshua (m)
Joshua
Binyamin (m)
Benjamin
Rivkah (f)
Rebecca
Eliyahu (m)
Elijah
Noam (m)
Noah
Ya'akov (m)
Jacob
Kelev (m)
Caleb
Aharon (m)
Aaron
Mattityahu (m)
Matthew
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2 Comments
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Level 53
Jul 30, 2021
Noam (נועם) isn't the origin of Noah, the origin of Noah is Noaḥ/Noach/Noaħ (נוח), but it is most of the time romanized as Noah
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Level 80
Jul 8, 2022
The origin of Noah isn’t Noam. The origin of Noah is the same but with a guttural ‘h’ at the end. The meaning of Noah means rest. The meaning of Noam means pleasantness.