English Explanatory Dictionary

Jeremias

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew, more common in the forms Jeremy and Jeremiah.

Pronunciation

/ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪəs/

Word forms

Jeremias

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Jeremias, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías), from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”). Doublet of Jeremiah. New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.

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