- 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.
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