Hebrew · Boy name
Jeremiah
“Yahweh will exalt”
About the name Jeremiah
Jeremiah comes from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, usually interpreted as ‘Yahweh will exalt’ or ‘Yahweh has uplifted’. The prophet Jeremiah is one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible; the Book of Jeremiah and, by tradition, the Book of Lamentations are attributed to him, and he prophesied in Jerusalem before its destruction by the Babylonians. The English form Jeremy developed from the same name, and Geremia is the Italian form.
- Meaning
- Yahweh will exalt
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- jer-eh-MI-ah(4 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Jeremias
- Geremia
- Yirmiyahu
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Middle names for Jeremiah
- Jeremiah Michael
- Jeremiah James
- Jeremiah Alexander
- Jeremiah David
- Jeremiah Thomas
Questions about Jeremiah
- What does Jeremiah mean?
- Jeremiah is a Hebrew name meaning "Yahweh will exalt".
- How do you pronounce Jeremiah?
- Jeremiah is pronounced jer-eh-MI-ah, with emphasis on the third syllable.
- What are variants of Jeremiah?
- Variants of Jeremiah include Jeremias, Geremia, Yirmiyahu.
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