Hebrew · Boy name
Uriah
“my light is Yahweh”
About the name Uriah
Uriah is a Hebrew name formed from uri, ‘my light’, and Yah, a short form of the name of God, giving the meaning ‘my light is Yahweh’. It is used in the Hebrew Bible for several men, the best known being Uriah the Hittite, a soldier in King David’s army. According to the Second Book of Samuel, David arranged for Uriah to be killed in battle after committing adultery with his wife, Bathsheba. In English literature the name is linked to Uriah Heep, the scheming clerk in Charles Dickens’s novel David Copperfield.
- Meaning
- my light is Yahweh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- yoo-RY-uh(3 syl.)
Middle names for Uriah
- Uriah David
- Uriah Michael
- Uriah James
- Uriah Isaac
- Uriah Samuel
Questions about Uriah
- What does Uriah mean?
- Uriah is a Hebrew name meaning "my light is Yahweh".
- How do you pronounce Uriah?
- Uriah is pronounced yoo-RY-uh, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Uriah?
- Variants of Uriah include Urijah.
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