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Jermiyah
How to Pronounce Jermiyah
Pronounced jur-MY-uh /dʒərˈmaɪ.ə/Medium
Meaning: Jermiyah is a modern feminine respelling built on Jeremiah, which comes from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, meaning Yahweh will exalt or raise up; the -iyah ending gives it a newly invented, feminine feel.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Jermiyah takes the ancient prophet's name Jeremiah and turns it toward the feminine with the flowing -iyah ending favored in recent American naming. The reverent root remains clear beneath the new form.
Jermiyah was always uncommon, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early twenty-tens. A girl named Jermiyah then would be about fifteen today.
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What does the name Jermiyah mean?
It is a modern feminine name built on Jeremiah, from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, meaning Yahweh will exalt or raise up.
How do you pronounce Jermiyah?
It is said jur-MY-uh /dʒərˈmaɪ.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Jermiyah a boy or girl name?
Jermiyah is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Jermiyah?
It was always uncommon, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the early twenty-tens.