Given name
Jeroboam
“may the people increase”·“whose people are countless”
Jeroboam is a masculine given name from Late Latin. It is used in Polish.
Original Hebrewירבעם
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Jeroboam means “may the people increase” or “whose people are countless.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Jeroboam appears in 1 Kings 11:26, 2 Kings 13:6, 2 Kings 13:13.
- 1 Kings 11:26
- 2 Kings 13:6
- 2 Kings 13:13
From biblical name research
Jeroboam’s family of names
See also 17
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