Meanings
proper noun
alternative abbreviation Jer. · alternative abbreviation Jerem.
- biblicalAn ancient prophet, the author of the Book of Jeremiah, and of the Lamentations.
And Ieremiah lamented for Ioſiah, and all the ſinging men and the ſinging women ſpake of Ioſiah in their lamentations to this day, and made them an ordinance in Iſrael; and beholde, they are written in the Lamentations.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 2 Chronicles 35:25, column 1 - biblicalA book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
“If people can trust in him to run the country, you should trust in somebody that did their time and want to reinstate themselves,” Jeremiah says. “Especially if your leader has got 30-something felonies and I just have one.”
2024 December 15, Kaan Ozcan and Sabrina Clay, “These convicted felons say if Trump can be elected president they shouldn’t face a stigma when applying for jobs”, in CNN, archived from the original on 17 Dec 20241 more example
The man whom you call Diarmaid when you speak Irish, a low, pernicious, un-Irish, detestable custom, begot by slavery, and propagated by cringing, and fostered by flunkeyism, forces you to call Jeremiah when you speak English, or as a concession, Darby.
2000, David Pierce, Irish Writing in the Twentieth Century: A Reader, . Cork University Press., →ISBN, page 8 - A surname.
Origin
- Hebrewהֵרִים (herím)
- Hebrewיהוה (YHWH)
- Hebrew־יָהוּ (-yáhu)
- Biblical Hebrewיִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá)
- Ancient GreekἸερεμίας (Ieremías)
- LatinJērē̆mī̆ā
- EnglishJeremiah
Learned borrowing from Latin Jeremias, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías), from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”). Doublet of Jeremias.
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek, Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Jeremia, Jeremia
- Jeremiabiblical prophet
- Jeremiabook of the Bible
- Jeremiamale given name
Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας, Ἰερεμίας
- Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías)biblical prophet
- Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías)book of the Bible
- Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías)male given name
Arabic إِرْمِيَا, سِفْر إِرْمِيَّا
- إِرْمِيَا (ʔirmiyā)biblical prophet
- سِفْر إِرْمِيَّا (sifr ʔirmiyyā)book of the Bible
- إِرْمِيَّا (ʔirmiyyā)male given name
Basque Jeremias, Jeremias
- Jeremiasbiblical prophet
- Jeremiasbook of the Bible
- Jeremiasmale given name
Bengali ইরমিয়া, ইর্মিয়া
- ইরমিয়া (irmiya)biblical prophet
- ইর্মিয়া (irmiẏa)biblical prophet
- যেরেমিয়া (jeremiẏa)book of the Bible
- ইরমিয়া (irmiya)male given name
Catalan Jeremies, Jeremies
- Jeremiesbiblical prophet
- Jeremiesbook of the Bible
Chinese Cantonese 耶利米, 耶利米書 /耶利米书
- 耶利米biblical prophet
- 耶利米書 /耶利米书 (je⁴ lei⁶ mai⁵ syu¹)book of the Bible
Chinese Mandarin 耶利米, 耶利米書 /耶利米书
- 耶利米 (Yélìmǐ)biblical prophet
- 耶利米書 /耶利米书 (Yélìmǐ shū)book of the Bible
- 傑里邁亞 /杰里迈亚 (Jiélǐmàiyà)male given name
Czech Jeremjáš, Jeremjáš
- Jeremjášbiblical prophet
- Jeremjášbook of the Bible
- Jeremjášmale given name
Danish Jeremias, Jeremias
- Jeremiasbiblical prophet
- Jeremiasbook of the Bible
- Jeremiasmale given name
Dutch Jeremia, Jeremia
- Jeremiabiblical prophet
- Jeremiabook of the Bible
- Jeremiamale given name
Esperanto Jeremia
- Jeremiabook of the Bible
Estonian Jeremija, Jeremija raamat
- Jeremijabiblical prophet
- Jeremija raamatbook of the Bible
- Jeremijamale given name
Finnish Jeremia, Jeremia
- Jeremiabiblical prophet
- Jeremiabook of the Bible
- Jeremiasmale given name
French Jérémie, Jérémie
- Jérémiebiblical prophet
- Jérémiebook of the Bible
- Jérémiemale given name
German Jeremia, Jeremia
- Jeremiabiblical prophet
- Jeremiabook of the Bible
- Jeremiasmale given name
Greek Ιερεμίας, Ιερεμίας
- Ιερεμίας (Ieremías)biblical prophet
- Ιερεμίας (Ieremías)book of the Bible
- Ιερεμίας (Ieremías)male given name
Hawaiian Ieremia, Ieremia
- Ieremiabiblical prophet
- Ieremiabook of the Bible
- Ielemiamale given name
Hebrew יִרְמְיָהוּ, ירמיה
- יִרְמְיָהוּ (yirmyāhu)biblical prophet
- ירמיה (yeermia)book of the Bible
Hindi यिर्मयाह, यिर्मयाह
- यिर्मयाह (yirmayāh)biblical prophet
- यिर्मयाह (yirmayāh)book of the Bible
- जेरेमाया (jeremāyā)male given name
Hungarian Jeremiás, Jeremiás
- Jeremiásbiblical prophet
- Jeremiásbook of the Bible
- Jeremiásmale given name
- Irimiásmale given name
Icelandic Jeremía, Jeremía
- Jeremíabiblical prophet
- Jeremíabook of the Bible
- Jeremíamale given name
Indonesian Yeremia, Yeremia
- Yeremiabiblical prophet
- Yeremiabook of the Bible
Irish Irimia, Leabhar Irimia
- Irimiabiblical prophet
- Leabhar Irimiabook of the Bible
- Irimiabook of the Bible
- Diarmaidmale given name
Italian Geremia, Geremia
- Geremiabiblical prophet
- Geremiabook of the Bible
- Geremiamale given name
Japanese エレミヤ, エレミヤ書
- エレミヤ (Eremiya)biblical prophet
- エレミヤ書 (Eremiya sho)book of the Bible
- エレミヤmale given name
Korean 예레미야
- 예레미야 (Yeremiya)book of the Bible
Latin Hieremias, Hieremias
- Hieremiasbiblical prophet
- Hieremiasbook of the Bible
- Ieremiasbook of the Bible
- Hieremiasmale given name
Latvian Jeremija, Jeremija
- Jeremijabiblical prophet
- Jeremijabook of the Bible
- Jeremijamale given name
Lithuanian Jerèmija, Jerèmijo knygà
- Jerèmijabiblical prophet
- Jerèmijo knygàbook of the Bible
- Jeremijasmale given name
Malay Yeremia, Yeremia
- Yeremiabiblical prophet
- Yeremiabook of the Bible
Māori Heremaia, Heremaia
- Heremaiabiblical prophet
- Heremaiabook of the Bible
- Heremaiamale given name
Norwegian Jeremias, Jeremia
- Jeremiasbiblical prophet
- Jeremiabook of the Bible
- Jeremiasbook of the Bible
- Jeremiasmale given name
Persian ارمیا, کتاب ارمیا
- ارمیا (ermiyâ)biblical prophet
- کتاب ارمیا (ketâb-e ermiyâ)book of the Bible
Polish Jeremiasz, Jeremiasz
- Jeremiaszbiblical prophet
- Jeremiaszbook of the Bible
- Jeremiaszmale given name
Portuguese Jeremias, Jeremias
- Jeremiasbiblical prophet
- Jeremiasbook of the Bible
- Jeremiasmale given name
Punjabi ਯਿਰਮਿਯਾਹ
- ਯਿਰਮਿਯਾਹ (yirmiyāh)book of the Bible
Romanian Ieremia, Ieremia
- Ieremiabiblical prophet
- Ieremiabook of the Bible
- Ieremiamale given name
Russian Иереми́я, Иереми́я
- Иереми́я (Ijeremíja)biblical prophet
- Иереми́я (Ijeremíja)book of the Bible
- Иереми́я (Ijeremíja)male given name
- Ерёма (Jerjóma)male given name
Scottish Gaelic Ieremiah, Ieremiah
- Ieremiahbiblical prophet
- Ieremiahbook of the Bible
- Ieremiahmale given name
Slovak Jeremiáš, Jeremiáš
- Jeremiášbiblical prophet
- Jeremiášbook of the Bible
- Jeremiášmale given name
Spanish Jeremías, Jeremías
- Jeremíasbiblical prophet
- Jeremíasbook of the Bible
- Jeremíasmale given name
Swahili Yeremia, Yeremia
- Yeremiabiblical prophet
- Yeremiabook of the Bible
- Yeremiamale given name
Swedish Jeremia, Jeremia
- Jeremiabiblical prophet
- Jeremiabook of the Bible
- Jeremiasmale given name
Tagalog Jeremias, Jeremias
- Jeremiasbiblical prophet
- Jeremiasbook of the Bible
- Jeremiasmale given name
Tamil எரேமியா, எரேமியா
- எரேமியா (erēmiyā)biblical prophet
- எரேமியா (erēmiyā)book of the Bible
Thai เยเรมีย์
- เยเรมีย์biblical prophet
Turkish Yeremya, Yeremya
- Yeremyabiblical prophet
- Yeremyabook of the Bible
- Yeremyamale given name
Ukrainian Єремі́я, Єремі́я
- Єремі́я (Jeremíja)biblical prophet
- Єремі́я (Jeremíja)book of the Bible
- Яре́ма (Jaréma)male given name
Urdu یرمیاہ, یرمیاہ
- یرمیاہ (yirmiyāh)biblical prophet
- یرمیاہ (yirmiyāh)book of the Bible
Welsh Jeremeia, Jeremeia
- Jeremeiabiblical prophet
- Jeremeiabook of the Bible
- Jeremeiamale given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Jeremiah
viamariamayaplayaIsaiahmessiahGaiaZechariahObadiahZephaniahJosiahpapayaShiaPraiaMaiahiyapariahthaliaHezekiahjambalayaMaitreyaPhthiaIphigeniastria
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Jeremiah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jeremiah
MLA
“Jeremiah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jeremiah. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jeremiah,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jeremiah.
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