Jericho - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Jericho \j(e)-ri-cho\ is pronounced JARE-a-koh. It is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "city of the moon". Biblical: a city in Canaan destroyed when its walls fell down.

Jericho has 4 variant forms: Jericko, Jerico, Jerrico and Jherico.

Baby names that sound like Jericho are Jerick and Jeric.

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