Personal name

Jahwe

Jahwe is a given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in German and Polish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Jahwe comes from Biblical Hebrew.

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How it developed

From Biblical Hebrew יהוה.

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Jahwe’s family of names

In Polish usage, Jahwe shares an earlier linguistic root with Jehowa. In German usage, Jahwe has a related form in JAHVE. In German usage, Jahwe has a related form in JAHWEH.

Walk Jahwe’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

Similar names

If you love Jahwe, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

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Jaakob

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Jew

“Judean (i.e. Jew)”

No U.S. birth series

92% boys · 8% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Jahwe’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A sister for Jahwe