Jeremiah - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Jeremiah \j(e)-re-miah\ is pronounced jare-ah-MYE-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "the Lord exalts". Biblical: one of the major prophets, a scholar. Besides writing the Book of Jeremiah and Lamentations, Jeremiah compiled and wrote the histories of I and II Kings. Jeremias is a Spanish form.

Jeremiah has 17 variant forms: Dermot, Dermott, Diarmid, Geremia, Jem, Jemmie, Jereme, Jeremia, Jeremias, Jeremija, Jeremiya, Jeremy, Jermyn, Jerry, Yeremia, Yeremiya and Yeremiyah.

For more information, see also the related name Hieremias.

Baby names that sound like Jeremiah are Jeremie and Jeramie.

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