At a Glance: Name: Segulah – Meaning: a treasured or special possession – Origin: Hebrew – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: seh-goo-LAH
Segulah is a Hebrew girl's name meaning “a treasured or special possession”. It appears in our list of 200+ Baby Names That Mean Love — Tender Picks Across Every Language.
Meaning & Origin of Segulah
Meaning: A treasured or special possession.
Origin: Hebrew.
A common claim: treasured, beloved Actually: Segulah is often rendered simply as 'beloved,' but its core biblical sense is 'treasured/special possession' -- a people or thing set apart as valuable -- rather than a direct word for romantic love or affection.
How to Pronounce Segulah
Phonetic: seh-goo-LAH IPA: /sɡuːˈlɑː/
Popularity of Segulah
Segulah 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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