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maleJapheth - Name Meaning and Origin


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The boy's name Japheth \j(a)-phe-th\ is pronounced JAY-feth. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "may he expand". Biblical: the oldest of Noah's three sons.

For more information, see also the related name Yaphet.

Baby names that sound like Japheth are Yapheth and Japhet. Other similar baby names are Jareth and Jarreth.

Japheth is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Japheth. Click here to compare Japheth with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Japheth
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Japheth

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