The story
- Hebrewהֵרִים (herím)
- Hebrewיהוה (YHWH)
- Hebrew־יָהוּ (-yáhu)
- Biblical Hebrewיִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá)
- Ancient GreekἸερεμίας (Ieremías)
- LatinJērē̆mī̆ā
- English todayJeremiah
Learned borrowing from Latin Jeremias, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías), from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”). Doublet of Jeremias.
Words from the same roots
LatinJeremias all →
Jeremias
Ancient GreekἸερεμίας all →
Jeremias
Hebrewיִרְמְיָה all →
Jeremias
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.