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Jeremias en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪəs/

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.

Meanings

1. New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.
   • Some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias; and others, Jeremias or one of the prophets. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 16:14:
2. A male given name from Hebrew, more common in the forms Jeremy and Jeremiah.