Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jehiah means “Yah lives.”
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Where it comes from
Jehiah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb haya (חיה), “to live.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jehiah appears in 1 Chronicles 15:24.
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Jehiah’s family of names
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
Similar names
If you love Jehiah, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Jechoniah
“Yah establishes” · “the Lord will establish”
>99% boys
Jeberechiah
“Yah blesses”
>99% boys
Jehoiada
“yahu knows”
>99% boys
Joshaviah
“Yah supports”
80% boys · 20% girls
Jehoram
“Yah is high”
>99% boys
Josiphiah
“Yah will increase” · “Yah adds”
>99% boys
Jezoar
“tawny” · “yellow-brown”
>99% boys
Jehudi
“praiser”
>99% boys