Nahor: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Nahor – Meaning: one who snores or snorts – Origin: Hebrew – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: NAY-hor


Nahor is a Hebrew boy's name meaning “one who snores or snorts”. It appears in our list of 150+ Unique Biblical Boy Names with Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Nahor

Meaning: One who snores or snorts.

Origin: Hebrew.

A common claim: Snorting / hot nostrils Actually: Nahor means 'one who snores or snorts' — 'hot nostrils' isn't part of the meaning.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Nahor

Phonetic: NAY-hor   IPA: /ˈneɪhɔːr/

Popularity of Nahor

Nahor 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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