Given name · Russian
Неемия
“Yahweh comforts”
Неемия is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Russian.
RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Nehemias.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Неемия goes back to Biblical Hebrew נְחֶמְיָ֖ה, meaning “Yahweh comforts.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Неемия’s family of names
In Russian usage, Неемия has a conventional equivalent in the Latin form NEHEMIAS. In Russian usage, Неемия has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Nehemia. In Russian usage, Неемия has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form NEEMIA.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Неемия has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.
12 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- NehemiasLatin, English
- NehemiaGerman, Italian
- NéhémieFrench
- НеєміяUkrainian
- НемијаSerbian
- NehemiaszPolish
- NeemiaItalian
- NehemíasSpanish
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See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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