Methuselah

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Methuselah is believed to mean "man of the dart/spear" or "when he dies it shall be sent". In the Bible, Methuselah was the oldest person in recorded history, living to be 969 years old.
Scripts(How to write)
מְתוּשֶׁלַח
מְתוּשֶׁלַח(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronunciation
Muh-thoo-suh-luh
mə-THOOZ-ə-lə(English)
Popularity
Methuselah is not a popular name and is rarely used as a given name.

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Methuselah Name meanings & History

Methuselah is believed to mean "man of the dart/spear" or "when he dies it shall be sent". In the Bible, Methuselah was the oldest person in recorded history, living to be 969 years old. Means "man of the dart" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the father of Lamech and the grandfather of Noah. He lived to age 969, making him the longest-lived person in the Bible. Methuselah is a rarely used name and is most often associated with the Biblical character. The name is not commonly given to baby boys in modern times.

Zodiac Sign of Methuselah: Mother Cancer

Synonyms of Methuselah:

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

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

T: Talkative,Tacky,Touchy,Doubting Thomas,Testy,Truth,Tireless

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

U: Unity,Utopia,Undermining,Universality,Understanding

S: Security,Sex,Social Standing,Status,Solidity,Sensuality,Success

L: Languid,Luscious,Legal,Lovely,Liaison,Lazy,Lover

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

Methuselah is:

  • a Class name
  • 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 Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Related Names to Methuselah

Methusael, Methushael, Methusaelah, Methusala

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