Given name
Meshelemiah
“Yah repays”·“whom the Lord repays”
Meshelemiah is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewמשלמיה
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Meshelemiah means “Yah repays” or “whom the Lord repays.”
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Where it comes from
Meshelemiah is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb shalem (שלם), “to be or make whole or complete.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Meshelemiah appears in 1 Chronicles 26:1, 1 Chronicles 26:9.
- 1 Chronicles 26:1
- 1 Chronicles 26:9
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Meshelemiah’s family of names
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Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Salemshares a root
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- Salimshares a root
- Islamshares a root
- Jerusalemshares a root
- Muslimshares a root
- Absalomshares a root
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- Shelomothshares a root
- Shalmanshares a root
- Shillemshares a root
- Shulammiteshares a root
- Shelumielshares a root
- Shelomithshares a root
- Shelomishares a root
- Shelemiahshares a root
- Shalmaishares a root
- Shallunshares a root
- Shallumshares a root
- Salmoneshares a root
- Salamisshares a root
- Meshullamshares a root
- Meshillemothshares a root
- Meshillemithshares a root
- Bishlamshares a root
- Abishalomshares a root
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>99% boys
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>99% boys
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“a hiding place is Yah”
>99% boys
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“Yah supports”
80% boys · 20% girls