Avihu

אֲבִיהוּא

• Gender: Male
• Origin: Biblical / Rabbinic Hebrew
• Meaning: He is my father

• Avihu means "He is my father" and belongs to one of the most dramatic and complex figures in the Torah. As a son of Aaron the High Priest, Avihu held a position of extraordinary honor and closeness to the sacred. But his story took a devastating turn when he and his brother Nadav offered a "strange fire" before God and were consumed — a moment that has generated centuries of rabbinic discussion about the boundaries of devotion.

  Few names carry this kind of narrative weight while still sounding clean and modern on the tongue. The two syllables land with a direct, confident rhythm that stands apart from the more familiar Avi-prefix names like Avigdor or Aviel. Choosing Avihu signals something specific: parents who do not shy away from complexity, who want a name that invites conversation and study rather than easy small talk.

• Potential Sibling Name:
  Shulamit
  ,
  Tiferet
  ,
  Eliezer
  ,
  Nadav
• Theme: God