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Ἰερεμίας
Ἰερεμίας (Ieremíās) is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Ancient Greek.
Ancient Greek and grWritten in Greek script. In English: Jeremiah.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Biblical Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá), built from Hebrew הֵרִים (herím) + ־יָהוּ (-yáhu).
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Ἰερεμίας’s family of names
In Ancient Greek usage, Ἰερεμίας has a later derivative in Jeremiah. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἰερεμίας has a conventional equivalent in the German form Jeremia. In Ancient Greek usage, Ἰερεμίας has a conventional equivalent in the English form Jeremiah.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ἰερεμίας has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Biblical Hebrew roots to each of them.
10 related names in 11 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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“triad” · “third”
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