Nehemiah - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Nehemiah \ne-hemiah, nehe-miah\ is pronounced nee-ah-MYE-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "comforter". Biblical: the prophet assigned to lead the Jews on their return to Jerusalem from exile in Babylon. Used by the Puritans.

Nehemiah has 3 variant forms: Nechemia, Nechemiah and Nechemya.

Baby names that sound like Nehemiah are Nehum and Nahum.

Nehemiah 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 Nehemiah. Click here to compare Nehemiah with related baby names.