What does Jeremiah mean?

Jeremiah means "exalted by Yahweh, appointed by Yahweh"

How do we pronounce Jeremiah?

Jeremiah \je-re-miah, jer-emi-ah\ is a boy's name. It consists of 8 letters and 4 syllables.

The baby boy name Jeremiah is sometimes used as a girl name pronounciation. Its pronunciation is JHehRahMAYah in English 1.

1 Pronunciation for Jeremiah: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)"

What is the origin of Jeremiah?

Jeremiah is used predominantly in the English and Hungarian languages, and its origin is Hebrew. The name is of the meaning exalted by Yahweh, appointed by Yahweh. Biblical name derived from the elements 'ruwm' meaning to uplift, to lift up ; 'yahweh' name of God. Yirmeyah (Hebrew) is an older form of Jeremiah. The name was borne by a major 7th century BC prophet in the Bible who wrote the Book of Jeremiah and, according to tradition, the Book of Lamentations. The name was adopted by 17th century Puritans and Christian fundamentalists along with other biblical names. The name has sometimes been bestowed in honor of the prophet in Ireland, where he was believed to have paid a visit. The name has been taken as an Anglicized form of Diarmad and Diarmaid in Scotland and Ireland. Jeremiah is a variant of the name Jeremy meaning and origin (English) in the Hungarian language. The name Jeremiah is used to a great extent; it has 44 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

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List of baby names that sound like Jeremiah:

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The baby name Jeremiah fun facts:

The name Jeremiah in reverse order is "Haimerej".

The numerological value of the name Jeremiah is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Jeremiah?

Jeremiah is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.36%
20130.37%
20120.39%
20110.40%
20100.40%
20090.36%
20080.32%
20070.32%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames