Given name
Urija
“God is light”·“The Lord is my light”
Urija is a variant of Uriah. Interpretations include “God is light” (Hebrew) and “The Lord is my light” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Urija is a variant of Uriah. Interpretations include “God is light” (Hebrew) and “The Lord is my light” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
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Where it comes from
Urija is a variant of Uriah. An origin associated with Uriah is Hebrew.
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The story
Urija is a variant of Uriah. The history of Uriah gives this family its wider story. Uriah appears in biblical tradition, giving it a longstanding religious and cultural context.
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Urija’s family of names
Urija has a related form in Uriah. In German usage, Urija has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Uriasz.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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.
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