Nes

נֵס

• Gender: Unisex
• Origin: Modern Hebrew
• Meaning: miracle

• Nes is Hebrew for "miracle," and there is something powerful about a name that says everything it needs to in a single syllable. It belongs to the growing family of bold, minimalist Hebrew word-names that carry enormous meaning in the smallest possible package. For families who experienced a long or difficult journey to parenthood, naming a child Nes can feel like the most natural thing in the world.

  Three letters, one syllable, infinite meaning — it is about as distilled as a name can get. For IVF babies, rainbow babies, or any child whose arrival felt like divine intervention, Nes carries a story in a single breath. It sits comfortably beside Paz, Gal, and Lev, but arguably carries the most powerful word in the bunch.

• Alternate Spellings: Ness
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Shoshana
  ,
  Yaffa
  ,
  Shalev
  ,
  Matan
• Theme: blessing