Menashe

מְנַשֶּׁה

• Gender: Male
• Origin: Biblical / Rabbinic Hebrew
• Meaning: causing to forget

• When Joseph named his firstborn son Menashe, he said it was because God had helped him forget the hardships of his past. It is a name born from one of the most emotional moments in the Torah: a man who had been sold into slavery, imprisoned, and separated from his family finally finding peace in a new chapter of life. Menashe also holds a special place in Jewish homes because it appears in the traditional Friday night blessing recited over sons.

  Perfectly timed for a generation that values healing and new beginnings, Menashe is having a quiet moment. Its connection to the Friday night blessing gives it an intimate, familial warmth that parents love. A name with a story of overcoming hardship that you retell every Shabbat — deeply moving and underappreciated.

• Alternate Spellings: Menasheh
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Batya
  ,
  Dina
  ,
  Gershon
  ,
  Reuven
• Theme: positive qualities