Ruchama

Ruchama represents a form of the Hebrew name Ruhama. The name is translated as "found compassion" or "the gracious one".

What does the name Ruchama mean?

Ruchama is a variant form of the Hebrew name Ruhama. The meaning of the name is "found compassion", "the gracious one", or "the compassionate one". Its roots lie in the Hebrew word rakhamím (רַחֲמִים), which can be translated as "mercy" and "compassion". Ruchama is also the name of the first daughter of the prophet Hosea and his wife Gomer. An alternative spelling is Ruhamah.

Where does the name Ruchama come from?

Ruchama is a female first name of Hebrew origin that carries the meaning "found compassion".

How do you pronounce Ruchama?

Ruchama is pronounced approximately like 'Ru-chama', with the 'u' sounding like in 'hut'.

Popularity

In Germany, Ruchama is a rather rare first name. In 2020, it ranked 4,158th on the list of the most common female first names. In the last ten years, Ruchama has been given as a first name less than 10 times, which placed it 9,317th in the ten-year statistics. From 2010 to 2024, it ranks 11,574th. Worldwide, Ruchama is also not very common.