What does Baruch mean?

Baruch as a boys' name is pronounced BAR-ook. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Baruch is "blessed". Biblical: one Baruch was Jeremiah's scribe-secretary. American philanthropist Bernard Baruch.

STARTS WITH Bar-

ASSOCIATED WITH blessed, biblical

Variations

VARIANTS Baruchi, Baruj, Boruch

FEMININE FORM Beracha

How popular is Baruch?

Baruch is an unusual given name for males but a very prominent surname for all people (#23657 out of 150436, Top 16%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)

Similar Names

Baruch is pronounced similarly to Barack, Barak, Barek, Barrak, Barric, Barrick, Bearach and Beric. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bannoch, Bar, Baram, Barbar, Barber, Bard, Barden, Bardo, Bardou, Bardrich, Bardulf, Bardulph (see Bardolf), Baret, Baris, Barlow, Barna, Barnet, Barney▼, Barni, Barnie, Barnum, Barny, Baron, Barr, Barra, Barree, Barren, Barret, Barrey, Barrie, Barrt, Barry▼, Bart▼, Bartel, Barth, Bartle, Barton, Bartow, Bartt (see Bart), Beech, Bergh, Birch, Branch, Breck, Brice▼, Brick, Broc, Brock, Bruce▼, Brucey, Brucie, Bryce, Buck▼, Burch, Burgh, Butch, Byrum, Darach, Darroch, Edrich, Erich▼, Faruqh, Hirsch, Larch, March, Ulrich and Zerach. These names tend to be more commonly used than Baruch.