The baby name Jehovah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced juh-HOH-vuh (US: /dʒəˈhoʊvə/).
Jehovah is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Jehovah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced juh-HOH-vuh (US: /dʒəˈhoʊvə/).
Jehovah is Hebrew in Origin.
Jehovah derives from the Hebrew divine name, the Tetragrammaton YHWH, combined with the Masoretic vowels for Adonai (“Lord”). Medieval and Renaissance Christian scholars misread this cue for substitutional reading, producing the Latinized form Iehova, which in English became Jehovah. Most linguists view Yahweh as a closer vocalization of YHWH, whose root conveys “to be,” yielding meanings like “He causes to be” or “I Am,” echoing Exodus 3:14.
As a given name it is exceedingly rare and often avoided out of reverence; Jewish tradition refrains from pronouncing the name, and many Christians substitute “the LORD.” The form appears in early English Bible translations and hymnody, and today is prominent in the usage of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Variants and cognates include Yahweh, Jah, Iehovah/Yehovah, Jehová (Spanish), Jéhovah (French), and Jehova (German). Related theophoric elements appear in Jeho-/Jo-/Yeho-/Yo- names such as Jehoshaphat, Jonathan, and Joshua.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 678 |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #34 | 1 | 903 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #466 | 1 | 10,523 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #781 | 5 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #822 | 5 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2022 | #904 | 5 | 7,226 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #939 | 13 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,179 | 4 | 25,439 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,233 | 4 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
Jehovah is popular in 27 countries — most recent births per country:
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