Given name
Neemia
“consolation of Yahweh”
Neemia is a masculine given name from Hebrew, meaning “consolation of Yahweh.” It is used in Italian.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה (“consolation of Yahweh”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Neemia’s family of names
In Italian usage, Neemia has a conventional equivalent in the English form Nehemiah. In Romanian usage, Neemia has a conventional equivalent in the German form Nehemia. In Italian usage, Neemia has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Nehemiasz.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Neemia has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Hebrew roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Neemia
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