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Jeremiah

A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

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Jeremiah at a glance

Origin
Hebrew
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪə/

Etymology

Hebrew הֵרִים (herím) Hebrew יהוה (YHWH) Hebrew ־יָהוּ (-yáhu) Learned borrowing from Latin Jeremias, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías), from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”). Doublet of Jeremias.

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What does the name Jeremiah mean?

A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).