Lamech: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Lamech – Origin: Hebrew – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: LAY-mek


Lamech is a Hebrew boy's name. It appears in our list of 150+ Unique Biblical Boy Names with Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Lamech

Origin: Hebrew.

A common claim: Powerful Actually: The root of Lamech is disputed among scholars — 'powerful' isn't a settled meaning.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Lamech

Phonetic: LAY-mek   IPA: /ˈleɪ.mɛk/

Popularity of Lamech

Lamech doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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