Kemuel

• Origin: Biblical Hebrew קְמוּאֵל
• Meaning: “God has raised; raised by God.”
• Gender: Male
• Diminutive: Kem.
• Eng (KEM-yoo-el)

From the Biblical Hebrew קוּם qum (to rise) and אֵל  ‘el (God).

It is borne by at least three Biblical figures, including the nephew of Abraham in Genesis 22:21, a leader of the tribe of Ephraim in Numbers 34:24; and the ruler of the tribe of Levi in Book of Chronicles 27:17.

It was in use in 19th-century America among Protestant families with the short form of Kem.

A Dutch form is Kemuël.

Sources

• https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/kemuel/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kemuel
• https://www.behindthename.com/name/kemuel