Hodesh as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Hodesh

What is the meaning of the name Hodesh ?

The baby name Hodesh is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Modern Hebrew: /χoˈdeʃ/; Anglicized: HOH-desh (/ˈhoʊ.dɛʃ/).

Hodesh is Hebrew in Origin.

Hodesh is a Hebrew name derived from chodesh (חֹדֶשׁ), the Biblical word for “month” or “new moon,” from the Semitic root Ḥ-D-Sh meaning “new” or “to renew.” It evokes cycles, fresh beginnings, and the monthly new-moon festival known as Rosh Chodesh in Jewish tradition.

Attested once in the Hebrew Bible (1 Chronicles 8:9) as the name of a woman, Hodesh has remained rare through the centuries, occasionally appearing in Jewish communities and seeing modest modern revival among parents seeking uncommon scriptural names. Because its sole biblical bearer is female, it is usually treated as a feminine given name, though the underlying noun is grammatically masculine. Transliterations vary: Hodesh, Chodesh, Khodesh, and Ḥodesh; shortened forms like Hodi or Hode may occur informally. Related conceptual names include Chadash/Chadasha (“new”) and Rosh-Ḥodesh-inspired choices, but Hodesh itself keeps the crisp, archaic sound of the source word.

⚙ Hodesh is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Hodesh appears only 2 times in total — found in 2 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.