Given name · Ottoman Turkish
ارمیا
ارمیا (irmiya) is a masculine given name from Arabic, ultimately from Hebrew. It is used in Ottoman Turkish.
Ottoman TurkishWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Jeremiah.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
ارمیا comes from Arabic, and ultimately from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From Arabic إِرْمِيَا, from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá).
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ارمیا’s family of names
In Ottoman Turkish usage, ارمیا has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jeremiah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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