Baruch
/bəˈrʊk/noun
A Hebrew masculine given name meaning “blessed.”
Did you know?Baruch comes from the Hebrew root b-r-k, which is also behind berakhah (“blessing”) and the idea of bending the knee in reverence.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
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*b-r-k
“a root connected with blessing and kneeling/reverence”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ (bārūkh)
“blessed”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
בְּרָכָה (berākhāh)
“a blessing, gift, or act of blessing”
Ancient Greek
Greek
Βαρούχ (Baroúch)
“Greek form of the Hebrew name”
Latin
Latin
Baruch
“Latinized form used in biblical and later Christian texts”
Modern English
English
Baruch
“a Hebrew given name, especially known from biblical and historical figures”