Osnat

אָסְנַת

• Gender: Female
• Origin: Biblical / Rabbinic Hebrew
• Meaning: devotion to the Goddess Neith

• Osnat has a remarkably deep history for a name most people have never encountered. In the Torah, she is Joseph's Egyptian wife and the mother of Menashe and Ephraim, but the name truly came alive through the legendary Asenath Barzani, a 17th-century Kurdish woman widely considered to be one of the first female rabbinical scholars. It is a name that carries centuries of quiet, powerful feminine wisdom.

  For families drawn to the growing movement of reclaiming overlooked biblical women, Osnat is a powerhouse pick. It carries a scholarly gravitas that pairs beautifully with lighter middle names, and its unusual sound makes it instantly memorable. Just be ready to gently coach the pronunciation at the pediatrician's office.

• Alternate Spellings: Asnat, Asenath
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Rinat
  ,
  Hagar
  ,
  Aharon
  ,
  Moshe