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The baby name Brachah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbrɑːxə/ (BRAH-khah).

Brachah is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: /ˈbrɑːxə/ (BRAH-khah)

What is the meaning of the name Brachah ?

The baby name Brachah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbrɑːxə/ (BRAH-khah).

Brachah is Hebrew in Origin.

Brachah is a feminine Hebrew name (ברכה) meaning “blessing,” from the Semitic root BRK, “to bless” (and related to “knee,” a posture of blessing). Pronounced BRAH-khah, the “kh” represents the Hebrew chet. The spelling Brachah preserves the final h of the Hebrew letter heh; common variants include Bracha, Beracha, Berakha, Berakhah, Brakha, and the Yiddish-influenced Brocha/Brokhe. It is cognate with Arabic Baraka/Barakah and related to the masculine Hebrew Baruch (“blessed”), though not to be confused with Barak (“lightning”).

As a given name, Brachah has long been used across Jewish communities - Ashkenazi, Sephardi, and Mizrahi - often chosen to express gratitude after a birth or recovery. In rabbinic and liturgical Hebrew, a berakhah is the standard form of a blessing, and the word appears in the Bible (e.g., Emek Berachah, “Valley of Blessing,” 2 Chronicles 20:26). Modern Israeli usage favors Bracha/Berakha; affectionate forms include Brachi and Brachale.

Brachah barely registers. There are only 4 recorded uses on record, spread over 4 countries.

Brachah has the following similar or variant Names

Brachah – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
NA Girls 0 #237 1 7,146
PS Girls 0 #547 1 10,981
IL Girls 0 #645 1 11,648
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
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People also ask about Brachah

Brachah is predominantly a girl's name.
Brachah is a 2 syllable name, pronounced /ˈbrɑːxə/ (BRAH-khah).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Bracha, Brakha, Brocha, Brucha and B'rakhah.
Across languages, Brachah has these equivalents: Baruch (Hebrew, masculine, 'blessed'), Benedicta (Latin, 'blessed'), Beata (Latin, 'blessed'), Blessing (English).
Brachah is a name of Hebrew origin, traditionally used in Israel. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Israel and its diaspora communities.
Yes, quite. Brachah sits so far outside the national birth charts that it's about as rare as names come, which is what makes it such an unusual choice.