Kedmah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Kedmah

What is the meaning of the name Kedmah ?

The baby name Kedmah is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced keh-DMAH (KEHD-mah); IPA: /kɛdˈma/.

Kedmah is Hebrew in Origin.

Kedmah is a Hebrew given name drawn from the Semitic root Q-D-M, which denotes “east,” “front,” and “that which is earlier.” In Biblical Hebrew, qedmah means “eastward” or “toward the sunrise.” As a personal name, Kedmah is commonly interpreted as “from the east,” with poetic overtones of beginnings, dawn, and antiquity.

Usage traces to the Bible: Kedemah (Genesis 25:15) appears as one of Ishmael’s twelve sons, listed last and eponymous ancestor of a tribal group. The form Kedmah reflects modern transliteration, while variants include Kedemah, Qedemah, and the shorter Kedma; related cognates are Kedem (“east”) and Kedemoth (“eastern regions”). Outside Hebrew-speaking communities the name has remained rare, though sporadically adopted in Jewish and Christian circles during periods of biblical-name revival. In contemporary Israel it sees modest, often unisex, use, appreciated for its succinct sound and evocative meaning.

⚙ Kedmah is vanishingly rare. We hold just 2 recorded uses of it, from 2 countries.