Baruch ( given name ) - wikipedia Baruch ( given name ) It has been suggested that B-R-K be merged into this article. ( Discuss ) Proposed since January 2016. This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2012 ) Baruch ( Hebrew : בָּרוּךְ, Modern Barukh, Tiberian Bārûḵ ; `` Blessed '' ) has been a given name among Jews from Biblical times up to the present, on some occasions also used as surname. It is also found, though more rarely, among Christians -- particularly among Protestants who use Old Testament names. Except for its use as a name, this is also related to berakhah or bracha ( Hebrew : ברכה ; plural ברכות, berakhot ), which is a Jewish blessing. See also : Baraka and Barakah. The root B-R-K meaning `` blessing '' is also present in other Semitic languages. The most common Arabic form is the passive form Mubarak, but the form Barack is also used. Benedictus is a Latin name with similar meaning ; cf. Baruch Spinoza or Benedictus de Spinoza. Contents 1 People with the given name Baruch 1.1 Bible 1.2 Later times 1.3 Fictional characters People with the given name baruch Bible Baruch ben Neriah, aide to the prophet Jeremiah Baruch, son of Zabbai ; one of Nehemiah 's helpers in repairing the walls of Jerusalem Baruch, son of Col - Hozeh ; a member of the Tribe of Judah who settled in Jerusalem Later times Baruch Agadati ( 1895 -- 1976 ), Israeli painter, dancer, and film director Baruch Ben Haim ( 1921 -- 2005 ), assistant chief rabbi of the Syrian Jewish community in Brooklyn, New York Baruch Blumberg, American Nobel Prize -- winning physician, developed Hepatitis B vaccine Baruch Feinberg ( born 1933 ), Israeli Olympic javelin thrower Baruch Goldstein, American - Israeli settler physician who murdered 29 Muslim worshipers in 1994 Baruch Kurzweil, Israeli literary critic Baruch Levine ( born 1977 ), American Orthodox Jewish singer - composer Baruch Ostrovsky ( 1890 -- 1960 ), first mayor of Ra'anana, Israel Baruch Shemtov, American journalist, television host, fashion designer, and entrepreneur Baruch Spinoza, Dutch rationalist philosopher Baruch Schleisinger Weil ( 1802 -- 1893 ) American businessman and politician Baruch Zuckerman ( 1887 -- 1970 ), American - Israeli zionist, Yad Vashem proponent Fictional characters The Baruch of Baghdad, the king of the Saracens in Wolfram von Eschenbach 's Parzival Baruch, a fictional angel in the His Dark Materials series The real name of Billy Joe Cobra, of the television show Dude, That 's My Ghost This page or section lists people that share the same given name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baruch_(given_name)&oldid=749508043 '' Categories : Given names Hidden categories : Articles to be merged from January 2016 All articles to be merged Articles lacking sources from November 2012 All articles lacking sources All set index articles Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Kiswahili Norsk nynorsk Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 14 November 2016, at 18 : 30. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: what is the meaning of the name baruch
Answer: blessing