Jeremiah

Meanings

1. An ancient prophet, the author of the Book of Jeremiah, and of the Lamentations.
2. A book of the Old Testament of Bible, and of the Tanakh.
3. A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
4. A surname.

1. A person who is pessimistic about the present and foresees a calamitous future; a prophet of doom.

1. Expression of surprise, contempt, outrage, disgust, boredom, frustration, etc.

Etymology

Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הֵרִים Biblical Hebrew ־יהו Biblical Hebrew ירמיהlbor. Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías)lbor. Latin Jērē̆mī̆āslbor. English Jeremiah Learned borrowing from Latin Jeremias, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías), from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”). Doublet of Jeremias.