Nehemiah

Gender
Male (Masculine | Boy)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Comforted by God
Scripts(How to write)
נְחֶמְיָה (Nehemyah)
נְחֶמְיָה(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronunciation
Nuh-huh-MY-uh
nee-hi-MIE-ə(English)
Popularity
In the United States, the name Nehemiah has been steadily increasing in popularity over the past few decades, ranking as the 549th most popular boys' name in 2020.

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Nehemiah Name meanings & History

Comforted by God. Means "Yahweh comforts" in Hebrew, derived from נָחַם (nacham) meaning "to comfort" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. According to the Book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament he was a leader of the Jews who was responsible for the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian captivity. The name Nehemiah is most commonly used as a first name for boys.

Zodiac Sign of Nehemiah: Neat Virgo

Synonyms of Nehemiah:

N: Nice,Nutrition,Nervous,Neat,Nitpicking,Neurosis,Nagging

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

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

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

I: Indulgence,Intimate,Involved

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

Nehemiah is:

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

Famous People

Nehemiah Persoff (American actor), Nehemiah Grew (English physician and botanist), Nehemiah Dodd (American abolitionist activist)

2.) Nehemiah (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) compassion of Jehovah. Bible: a Jewish leader.

Other Forms: Nahemia, Nahemiah, Nechemia, Nechemya, Nehemia, Nehemias, Nehemie, Nehemyah, Nehimiah, Nehmia, Nehmiah, Nemo, Neyamia, Neyamiah, Neyamya, Neyamyah


3.) Nehemiah (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: Comforter

Other Forms: Nahumiah, Nehemia, Nehumiah


4.) Nehemiah (Male)

Usage: Hebrew

Meanings: (Hebrew) compassionate

Other Forms: Nehemyah, Nemo


5.) NEHEMIAH (Male)

Usage: Biblical

Meanings: Derived from the Hebrew nechemyah (comforted by Jehovah). The name is borne in the Bible by a Hebrew leader of about the 5th century B.C. He was a patriot of the exile and governor of the city of Jerusalem, which he returned to physical and religious order. Nehemiah authored the book that bears his name. (NEE-HEM-I-AH)


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