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This name is quite popular in Israel.

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From Hebrew, meaning "one who has been spared". In the Bible, Hosea is told by God to name his daughter Lo-Ruhamah, meaning "not spared"; later, God tells Hosea to call his daughter Ruhamah, because she has been spared. The name is more commonly spelled without the final "h", both in the US and in Israel.

Famous real-life people named Ruhama

Ruhama Canellis, wife of priest and Telemundo TV host Father Alberto Cutie, who left the Roman Catholic Church and is now an Anglican/Episcopal priest.
Ruhama Avraham, Israeli government official
Ruhama Velfort, American writer

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