Chushan-Rishathaim as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Chushan-Rishathaim

What is the meaning of the name Chushan-Rishathaim ?

The baby name Chushan-Rishathaim is a Male name , 6 syllables long and is pronounced koo-SHAHN rish-ah-THAY-im; IPA: /kuːˈʃɑːn rɪʃəˈθaɪm/.

Chushan-Rishathaim is Hebrew in Origin.

Chushan‑Rishathaim is a compound Hebrew biblical name (Kûšan Rišʿāthayim) found in Judges 3:8–10, attached to a king of Aram‑Naharaim (Upper Mesopotamia) who oppressed Israel for eight years before Othniel’s victory. The first element, Kushan/Cushan, may relate to the ethnogeographic name Cush or a personal/royal designation; its exact origin is debated. The second element, Rishathaim, derives from Hebrew reshaʿ “wickedness” with the dual ending ‑ayim, yielding the sense “double wickedness.” Many scholars regard the whole as a polemical epithet, thus commonly glossed “Cushan the doubly wicked.”

Spelling and transliteration vary across traditions: Chushan‑Rishathaim, Cushan‑Rishathaim, Kushan‑Rishathaim, and Chushan‑rishathayim; the Septuagint and Vulgate preserve similar forms (e.g., Chousarsathaim; Chusan Rasathaim). Because the bearer is an adversarial figure, the name has seen virtually no independent given‑name usage in Jewish or Christian communities, though it occasionally appears in literature or theological discussions for its striking meaning.

⚙ Chushan-Rishathaim does not appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. This usually means it's either extremely rare, a regional/traditional name not captured by official statistics, or a brand-new coinage. Use it knowing your child will almost certainly be the only one in the room.