The baby name Gethsemane is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /gɛθˈsɛməni/; respelling: GETH-SEM-uh-nee.
The baby name Gethsemane is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /gɛθˈsɛməni/; respelling: GETH-SEM-uh-nee.
Gethsemane is Biblical, Hebrew in Origin.
Gethsemane derives from Greek Gethsēmani, itself from Aramaic/Hebrew gat shemanim, “oil press.” It names the grove at the foot of the Mount of Olives where, in the New Testament, Jesus prayed before his arrest - hence associations with watchfulness, trial, and submission. In English the name is pronounced geth-SEM-uh-nee and is sometimes interpreted more poetically as “olive press” or “place of pressing.”
As a given name, Gethsemane is extremely rare but appears sporadically in English-speaking records from the 18th and 19th centuries, in step with the Puritan and later Nonconformist taste for weighty biblical place-names. Contemporary use tends to be devout and more often feminine, though the name is technically unisex. Variants include Getsemaní (Spanish), Getsemani (Italian and Spanish unaccented), Gethsémani (French), and Gethsemani (Latinized/monastic form). Related surnames and toponyms occur worldwide, but personal-name usage remains uncommon.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #907 | 8 | 8,600 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Gethsemane is popular in 5 countries — most recent births per country:
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