Jeremiah

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
"God will uplift", "appointed by God"
Scripts(How to write)
יִרְמְיָהוּ (Hebrew)
יִרְמְיָהוּ(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronunciation
jehr-i-MIE-ə(English)
juh-RY-mie-uh
Popularity
Jeremiah has been a consistently popular name in the United States, ranking in the top 100 baby names for boys since the 1980s. It is also popular in Canada and other English-speaking countries.

cartoon of the name Jeremiah
Cartoon of Jeremiah

Jeremiah Name meanings & History

"God will uplift", "appointed by God". Jeremiah is commonly used as a first name for boys.

Zodiac Sign of Jeremiah: Justice Sagittarius,Joy Pisces

Synonyms of Jeremiah:

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

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

R: Restless,Reason,Rational,Resourceful

M: Memorabilia,Manipulative,Mushy,Maternal,Mommy,Mother,Memory

I: Involved,Intimate,Indulgence

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

H: Haggle,Heart's Desire,Hyper,Hope,Hobnobbing

Jeremiah is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people named Jeremiah include American football players Jeremiah Trotter and Jeremiah Masoli, as well as musician Jeremiah Fraites of The Lumineers.

2.) Jeremiah (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: Appointed by God

Other Forms: Jeremia, Jerimiah


3.) JEREMIAH (Male)

Usage:

Meanings: Anglicized form of the Hebrew Yirmeyahu (the Lord loosens, God will uplift). The name was borne by a minor prophet of the 7th and 6th centuries B.C. His prophecies and warnings of the future are recorded in the Old Testament book of Jeremiah. Pet: Jeremy. (JARE-EE-MI-AH)


4.) Jeremiah (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) prophet uplifted by God; farsighted

Other Forms: Jeramiah, Jere, Jeremyah, Jerome, Jerry


5.) JEREMIAH (Male)

Usage: Biblical

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew yirmeyahu (the Lord loosens, God will uplift). The name is borne in the Bible by several characters, one of whom was a major prophet of the 7th and 6th centuries B.C. His prophecies and warnings of the future are recorded in the Old Testament book of Jeremiah. (JER-EH-MI-AH)


6.) JEREMIAH (Male)

Usage: English

Meanings: From the Ecclesiastic Late Latin Jeremias, a cognate of the Ecclesiastic Greek Hieremias, which is from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, a name derived from yirmeyah (the Lord loosens, God will uplift). The name is borne in the Bible by a 6th- or 7th-century B.C. Hebrew prophet whose story and prophecies are recorded in the Old Testament book of Jeremiah. Pet: Jerry. (JER-EH-MI-AH)


7.) Jeremiah (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) God will uplift. Bible: a Hebrew prophet. See also Dermot,Yeremey,Yirmaya.

Other Forms: Geremiah, Jaramia, Jemeriah, Jemiah, Jeramiha, Jereias, Jeremaya, Jeremia, Jeremial, Jeremija, Jeremya, Jeremyah


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