Given name
Athaiah
“help of Yah”
Athaiah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewעתיה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Athaiah means “help of Yah.”
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Where it comes from
Athaiah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb 'ut (עות), “to help.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Athaiah appears in Nehemiah 11:4.
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Athaiah’s family of names
See also 11
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Anaiahshares a root
- Janaishares a root
- Anahshares a root
- Unnishares a root
- Anthothijahshares a root
- Anathothshares a root
- Anathshares a root
- Anammelechshares a root
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