Ham

Origin

Arabic

Gender

Masculine

Gender: Masculine
Origin: Biblical/Hebrew
Meaning: “hot.”

The name is born in the Old Testament by one of the 3 sons of Noah. Noah cursed Ham after Ham had seen Noah naked while drunk. He is said to be the forefather of the Egyptians and Canaanites.

Other forms include: (NOTE: all these forms exists, but are scarcely used in their home countries)

Cham حام (Arabic)
Cam (Catalan/Italian/Portuguese/Spanish)
Chám (Czech)
Cham (Dutch/Polish)
Ham (English/French/German)
Haam (Estonian/Finnish)
Ham חָם (Hebrew: Modern)
Kám (Hungarian)
Chamas (Lithuanian)
Kam (Norwegian)
Xham (Walon)

Related names

Roderick Noor Gregory Amna Ziad, Ziyad Sami Iman Thecla, Tekla