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What does Nehemiah mean?
Nehemiah 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced nee-ah-MYE-ah. It is of Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Nehemiah is "comforter". Biblical: the prophet assigned to lead the Jews on their return to Jerusalem from exile in Babylon. Used by the Puritans.
Variations
VARIANTS Nechemia, Nechemiah, Nechemya
FEMININE FORM Nechama
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Nehemiah Issa (N.I.), ..
How popular is Nehemiah?
Nehemiah is an unusual first name for males. Nehemiah is also an uncommon last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Nehemiah reached its peak rank of #336 in the U.S. in 2010, and is presently at #396. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Gedaliah, Gefaniah, Gephaniah, Geremia, Gevariah, Hezekiah▲, Jedadiah, Jedaiah, Jedediah, Jediah, Jedidiah▲, Jeremia, Jeremiah▲, Jeremias▲, Jeriah, Jesiah▲, Nehum, Nemesio, Neuman, Newman, Obediah, Yehudah, Yeremia, Yeremiyah, Zebediah, Zechariah▲, Zecheriah, Zedechiah, Zedekiah, Zekariah, Zekeriah, Zephaniah and Zephariah. These names tend to be more frequently used than Nehemiah.
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