Jeremiah

Meaning

Its source is Yirmeyahu, a Hebrew name meaning "Exalted by God."

Languages used in

This boy's name is used in English.

Background story

So bitter and tempestuous were the moral exhortations of the Jewish prophet Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah in English) that any communication similarly laden with condemnation and predictions of doom has come to be called a ''jeremiad'' in his honor.

Curiously, none of this fire and brimstone descended upon Jeremy; it evolved from the prophet's name without picking up any of its stormy associations.

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Statistics for the name Jeremiah (male)

• In USA in 2006, the boy name Jeremiah was ranked as number 71 on the most popular name for newborn babies
• In USA in 2005, the boy name Jeremiah was ranked as number 78 on the most popular name for newborn babies
• In USA in 2004, the boy name Jeremiah was ranked as number 77 on the most popular name for newborn babies
• In USA in 2003, the boy name Jeremiah was ranked as number 90 on the most popular name for newborn babies
• In USA in 2002, the boy name Jeremiah was ranked as number 86 on the most popular name for newborn babies