Cohen
Cohen is a boy name of Hebrew origin, meaning Priest.
What Cohen means
Priest.
Cohen sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Cohen comes from
Hebrew names are frequently built as short phrases rather than single words, and many are theophoric — they contain a name of God as one element. This is why so many carry a full sentence of meaning.
Cohen is recorded as Hebrew in origin. Browse other Hebrew names.
How popular is Cohen?
Cohen is not in the current top 100 boy names we track. In practice that means a child called Cohen is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Cohen
We group Cohen under faith and scripture — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Cohen
These share Cohen's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Abraham — Father of multitudes.
- Abram — Exalted father.
- Eli — Ascended; my God.
- Enoch — Dedicated and devoted.
- Hosea — Salvation.
- Isaiah — God is salvation.
- Jeremiah — God will exalt.
- John — God is gracious.
- Joshua — God is salvation.
- Judah — Praised.
- Lazarus — God is my help.
- Malachi — My messenger.