Nimrod

Hebrew
"we shall rise up, we shall rebel"

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

  • Nimrod
    Biblical king of Shinar, great,grandson of Noah
  • Nimrod Antal
    Hungarian,American film director
  • Nimrod Shapira Bar
    Or, Israeli swimmer
  • Nimrod Kamer
    Romanian,Israeli,British comedian
  • Nimrod Levi
    Israeli basketball player

The name Nimrod in Pop Culture

  • Nimrod Wildfire
    character in James Kirke Paulding's play 'The Lion of the West'
  • Nimrod Gaunt
    character from Philip Kerr's Children of the Lamp
  • Nimrod
    a villain in Doctor Who audio plays
  • Nimrod
    vampire in Marvel's Dracula Lives! comics
  • Nimrod
    robot mutant,hunter in X,Men comics
  • Nimrod "Nim
    " reptile on TV's "Surface"
  • Nimrod the Scarlet Sentinel
    a villain on TV's "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers"
  • Aetius Nimrod
    the infamous and evil "axe man" in "The Silver Eye", a webcomic by Laura Hollingsworth
  • Nimrod
    insult created by Bugs Bunny
  • Nimrod
    1997 album by the band Green Day
  • "Nimrod
    " the 9th of Elgar's 'Enigma Variations'
  • Nimrod
    robot teacher in "Strange Hill High"