JEREMIAH  

Gender: M
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: "the Lord exalts"

Popularity in 2008: #69

Solid Old Testament prophet name now in the Top 70, gradually taking the place of the overused Jeremy. Slightly tainted in the presidential campaign.

Variations:
Jeremy, Jereias, Jem, Yeremiya, Jerimya, Jemmie, Yeremia, Yerenuyah, Jerimiah, Jeremi, Jer, Jermyn, Jemmy, Jeramiah, Jeramiha, Jaramia, Jere, Jeremaya, Jerry, Jemiah, Jerimiha, Geremiah, Jemeriah, Jeremiya, Jeremial, Jermiah

International Variations:
Jorma (Finnish) Jérémie (French) Jeremias (German) Heremias, Hieremias (Greek) Nemet, Jeremiah, Katone, Ember (Hungarian) Hiram, Irimias (Irish) Geremia (Italian) Yerik, Jeremie, Jermija, Jeramy, Jeramie, Yeremy (Russian) Jeremia (Swedish)

Jeremiah is being discussed in our message boards:

• Giant family? Are you ready for it?
• Help ! French & English names
• what if you had 20 kids?
• Build a Name Together
• bn adventure

Read Nameberry blog posts about Jeremiah:

• HEY, JUDE: Names from the Beatles and beyond
• SMASHING STEREOTYPES: Nameberry to the rescue
• MEMORIAL DAY NAMES: SHILOH & SHERIDAN
• BABY NAME TRENDS: Heading Up
• BIBLICAL NAMES: From The Baby Name Bible