Nimrod
Hebrew
"we shall rise up, we shall rebel"
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Nimrod Origin and Meaning
The name Nimrod is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "we shall rise up, we shall rebel".
As a Biblical name, Nimrod appears in the Old Testament as a great-grandson of Noah, a founder of Babylon, and a famous hunter. In popular culture, its image was altered after the dopey Looney Tunes villain, Elmer Fudd, was called "nimrod" by Daffy Duck in a 40s cartoon. It since became associated less with rebellion and hunting, and more with being a fool.
Used only sporadically in the US, it is however a popular choice in Hungary, where it is written as Nimród (NEEM-rod) and ranked in the Top 20 in a recent year. Also used Israel and occasionally in the UK, Nimrod has been notably borne by folk singer and trade unionist, Nimrod Workman, journalist and comedy writer Nimrod Kamer, and basketball player Nimrod Levi.
Famous People Named Nimrod
- NimrodBiblical king of Shinar, great,grandson of Noah
- Nimrod AntalHungarian,American film director
- Nimrod Shapira BarOr, Israeli swimmer
- Nimrod KamerRomanian,Israeli,British comedian
- Nimrod LeviIsraeli basketball player
The name Nimrod in Pop Culture
- Nimrod Wildfirecharacter in James Kirke Paulding's play 'The Lion of the West'
- Nimrod Gauntcharacter from Philip Kerr's Children of the Lamp
- Nimroda villain in Doctor Who audio plays
- Nimrodvampire in Marvel's Dracula Lives! comics
- Nimrodrobot mutant,hunter in X,Men comics
- Nimrod "Nim" reptile on TV's "Surface"
- Nimrod the Scarlet Sentinela villain on TV's "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers"
- Aetius Nimrodthe infamous and evil "axe man" in "The Silver Eye", a webcomic by Laura Hollingsworth
- Nimrodinsult created by Bugs Bunny
- Nimrod1997 album by the band Green Day
- "Nimrod" the 9th of Elgar's 'Enigma Variations'
- Nimrodrobot teacher in "Strange Hill High"