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Many early New England women had this name. It has become very uncommon, even though other Old Testament girls' names have soared to hyper-popularity.

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Hama

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From Hebrew, meaning "the one who has been spared". In the Bible, Hosea is told by God to name his daughter Lo-Ruhamah; later, God tells Hosea to call his daughter Ruhamah, because she has been spared. The name is more commonly spelled without the final "h" in English, as well as in modern Israel.

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Lo-Ruhamah, daughter of the Old Testament prophet Hosea.

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