Baruch (Hebrew: בָּרוּךְ, Modern: Barūḵ, Tiberian: Bārūḵ, "Blessed", Polish: Berek) is a masculine name among Jews used from Biblical times to the present, which is sometimes used as surname.
[1] 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.
The root B-R-K meaning "blessing" is also present in other Semitic languages.
Benedictus is a Latin name with similar meaning; cf.