Jeremias

Meaning

1. A male given name from Hebrew, more common in the forms Jeremy and Jeremiah.
2. New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from Latin Jeremias, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías), from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”). Doublet of Jeremiah. New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.

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