Meanings
plural Jareds · alternative Jarred · alternative Jarrod
- countableuncountableA male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin; rare in the English-speaking world until the 1960s.
Some experts, such as geographer Jared Diamond in his 2005 book, “Collapse,” used Easter Island as a cautionary tale of how the exploitation of limited resources can result in catastrophic population decline, ecological devastation and the destruction of a society through infighting.
2024 September 14, Katie Hunt, “New evidence upends contentious Easter Island theory, scientists say”, in CNN - countableuncountablebiblicalA man mentioned in the Book of Genesis, a descendant of Adam and of Seth, the father of Enoch, an ancestor of Noah.
And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 5:19 - MormonismcountableuncountableThe ancestor of the Jaredites in the Book of Mormon.
Origin
- Biblical Hebrewיֶרֶד
- Ancient GreekἸαρέδ
- LatinIared
- EnglishJared
From Latin Iared, from Ancient Greek Ἰαρέδ (Iaréd), from Biblical Hebrew יֶרֶד (yéred). Often explained as deriving from the root י־ר־ד (y-r-d), which forms words relating to descending (see Jordan and ירדן for more); some interpret the Book of Enoch as suggesting that the Jared in the Bible was so named because it was in his time that two hundred angels descended from Heaven to Mount Hermon. Alternatively, sometimes explained as deriving from the root ר־ד־ה (r-d-), which forms words relating to ruling.
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ἰάρεδος
- Ἰάρεδος (Iáredos)the biblical descendant of Adam
Bulgarian Я́ред
- Я́ред (Járed)the biblical descendant of Adam
French Jéred
- Jéredthe biblical descendant of Adam
Hindi येरेद
- येरेद (yered)the biblical descendant of Adam
Norwegian Jæred
- Jæredthe biblical descendant of Adam
Portuguese Jarede
- Jaredethe biblical descendant of Adam
Russian Иаред
- Иаредthe biblical descendant of Adam
Vietnamese Giê-rệt, Gia-rết
- Giê-rệtthe biblical descendant of Adam
- Gia-rếtthe biblical descendant of Adam
Cite this entry
Jared. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jared
“Jared.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jared. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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