Jared

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
"Descent" or "He who shall rule"
Scripts(How to write)
יֶרֶד(Ancient Hebrew)
יָרֶד,
ירד
Pronunciation
JAR-əd(English)
JARE-ed
Popularity
The name Jared has been in use for centuries and has remained popular among parents. In the United States, it was most popular in the 1980s and 1990s. However, its popularity has decreased in recent years.

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Jared Name meanings & History

"Descent" or "He who shall rule". From the Hebrew name יָרֶד (Yared) or יֶרֶד (Yered) meaning "descent". This is the name of a close descendant of Adam in the Old Testament. It has been used as an English name since the Protestant Reformation, and it was popularized in the 1960s by the character Jarrod Barkley on the television series The Big Valley [1]. Jared is commonly used as a first name for boys, but it can also be used as a middle name.

Zodiac Sign of Jared: Justice Sagittarius,Joy Pisces

Synonyms of Jared:

J: Jester,Journey,Justice,Joy,Journal,Judicial

A: Action,Assertive,Argumentative,Ambitious,Aggressive,Angry

R: Rational,Reason,Resourceful,Restless

E: Environment,Expressive,Exaggerate,Enliven,Entertain,Enlighten

D: Determined,Domestic,Dutiful,Daddy,Demanding,Doting

Jared is:

  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Jared Leto, an American actor and musician; Jared Padalecki, an American actor; Jared Diamond, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author; Jared Kushner, an American businessman and former White House senior advisor.

2.) Jared (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: He descends


3.) JARED (Male)

Usage: Greek

Meanings: Greek cognate of the Hebrew Yered, a name derived from yeredh (descent). (YAH-RED, JAH-RED)


4.) Jared (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) a form of Jordan.

Other Forms: Ja ’red, Jahred, Jaired, Jaraed, Jaredd, Jareid, Jerred


5.) Jared (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) descendant; giving

Other Forms: Jarad, Jarod, Jarode, Jarret, Jarrett, Jerod, Jerrad, Jerrod


6.) JARED (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: Anglicized form of Yared (descendant). (JARE-ED)


7.) JARED (Male)

Usage: American

Meanings: Greek cognate of the Hebrew Yered, a name derived from yaredh (descent). Var: Jarrod, Jerod, Jerrod. (JARE-ED)


Related Names to JARED