Given name
Uriya
“God is light”·“The Lord is my light”
Uriya 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
Uriya 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
Uriya is a variant of Uriah. An origin associated with Uriah is Hebrew.
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The story
Uriya 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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Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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