Nehemiah
Hebrew
"comforted by God"Nehemiah Origin and Meaning
The name Nehemiah is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "comforted by God".
Nehemiah is an Old Testament name used by the Puritans, whose white-bearded image kept it out of favor for centuries, until it suddenly reappeared in 1998, along with the more user-friendly Josiah and Isaiah.
The biblical Nehemiah was the prophet assigned the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity—which could make it a fitting possibility for an architect or building contractor's boy.
In Sir Walter Scott's novel Woodstock, Nehemiah Holdenough is a Presbyterian minister. One modern namesake is football star Nehemiah Broughton.
The biblical Nehemiah was the prophet assigned the rebuilding of Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity—which could make it a fitting possibility for an architect or building contractor's boy.
In Sir Walter Scott's novel Woodstock, Nehemiah Holdenough is a Presbyterian minister. One modern namesake is football star Nehemiah Broughton.
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Famous People Named Nehemiah
- Nehemiahwho returned to Judah with Zerubbabel (Nehemiah 7:7); rebuilder of Jerusalem
- Nehemiah ben Hushielfigure who led the Jewish revolt against Heraclius
- Nehemiah GreenAmerican politician; 4th governor of Kansas
- Nehemiah PersoffAmerican character actor
- Nehemiah BrüllGerman rabbi
- Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" JamesAmerican blues singer
- Nehemiah GrewEnglish plant anatomist
- Nehemiah LevanonIsraeli intelligence agent
- Nehemiah Rice KnightU.S. Senator and governor of Rhode Island
- Nehemiah BroughtonAmerican NFL football player
- Nehemiah EastmanU.S. Congressman from New Hampshire
- Nehemiah ClarkAmerican reality TV personality ("The Real World: Austin")
Nehemiah in Pop Culture
- Nehemiaheleventh book of the Bible
- Nehemiah Straynfrom the movie "Ghost Brigade"