Menashey as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Menashey

What is the meaning of the name Menashey ?

The baby name Menashey is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced meh-NAH-sheh (approx. /mɛˈnɑːʃə/),meh-NAH-shay (approx. /mɛˈnɑːʃeɪ/).

Menashey is Hebrew in Origin.

Menashey is a modern Anglicized spelling of Hebrew Menashe (מְנַשֶּׁה), rendered in English Bibles as Manasseh. From the Hebrew root n‑sh‑h “to forget,” it means “one who causes to forget,” echoing Genesis 41:51 where Joseph names his firstborn in gratitude that God made him forget hardship. The name is borne by two prominent figures in the Hebrew Bible: Menashe ben Yosef, ancestor of the Tribe of Manasseh; and King Manasseh of Judah, whose reign is remembered ambivalently, yet the given name retained use among Jews.

Menashey reflects North American phonetic spelling to signal the final “-she”/“-shay” sound. Common forms include Menashe/Menasheh, Manasseh (English Bible), and Manasses (Greek/Latin); Yiddish keeps Menashe. Nicknames Mena, Nashi, or Menash occur. Today the name is most familiar in Israeli and Orthodox/Haredi communities, rare in the broader Anglophone world but immediately recognizable via its biblical roots.

⚙ Menashey 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.