Uriah - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Uriah \u-riah\ is pronounced yer-RY-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "my light is Jehovah". Biblical: one of King David's warriors, the Hittite husband of Bathsheba. Urijah was the name of a prophet. Uriah Heep is a character in Dicken's "David Copperfield".

Uriah has 8 variant forms: Uri, Uria, Urias, Urija, Urijah, Uriyah, Yuri and Yuria.

Baby names that sound like Uriah are Jeriah, Ari, Ara, Arie, Ario, Aryeh, Erie, Eri, Ira, Jarah, Jarrah, Jerrah, Jerah and Jorah.

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