Name: Ehud
Gender: Male
Usage: Ehud, of hebrew origin, is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Ehud are in general originating from Israel.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Ehud is: United, He that praises.
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Numerology of the first name Ehud: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 2. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: cooperative, sensitive, adaptive, passive, diplomatic, peaceful, warm.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Diplomatic, Sensitive
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Ehud is ranked on the 19,821st position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 10800 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Ehud has four characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Ehud (Hebrew: אֵהוּד) is a Biblical given name, currently common in Israel. The etymology is unknown.
The name "Ehud" is not attested as a first name among Jews until the 20th Century. However, Zionism-as part of its nation-building process-strongly encouraged using the names of Jewish heroes and warriors of ancient times, including that of Ehud. As a result, it has become a common name in contemporary Israel. Two prime ministers of Israel have had it as a first name: Ehud Barak and Ehud Olmert.
Israelis named Ehud are often nicknamed "Udi".
While the earliest known use is the Hebrew judge, the etymology is unknown. According to Amos Hakham medieval rabbis favored one of two improbable explanations. Some, like the Vilna Gaon, claimed that the original name was אחוד (Eħud), but the letter ח ħet had become a ה he and thus relates to 'unity' אחד. Others claimed that the name relates to 'glory' הוד. The modern Israeli Hebrew verb, 'he sympathized' אהד is unrelated to the Biblical name Ehud. Eliezer Ben-Yehuda coined this verb, deriving it from the Arabic cognate hawadah, 'he treated with indulgence' or kindness. None of the above claims are accepted by contemporary linguists as legitimate etymologies or translations for the name.
- Ehud can refer to the following people
- Ehud (Ehud ben Gera), Hebrew judge in the Book of Judges
- Ehud Olmert, the Israeli prime minister from 2006 to 2009
- Ehud Barak, the Israeli prime minister from 1999 to 2001, and minister of defense as of 2007
- Ehud "Udi" Adam, retired Israeli general
- Ehud Adiv, Israeli, formerly a pro-Palestinian political activist
- Ehud Banai (born 1953), Israeli singer and songwriter
- Ehud Hrushovski, Israeli mathematician
- Ehud Manor (died 2005), Israeli poet and TV personality
- Ehud Netzer, Israeli archaeologist
- Ehud Segev, Israeli performer
- Ehud Shapiro, Israeli scientist
- Ehud Tenenbaum, Israeli hacker
- Ehud Vaks, Israeli judo athlete
Jewish: name (probably meaning ‘pleasant, sympathetic’ in Hebrew) borne in the Bible by a left-handed Benjaminite, who saved the Israelites by stabbing the Moabite king Eglon (Judges 3: 15–26).
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