The baby name Jeramia is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced jeh-RAH-mee-uh (IPA: /dʒɛˈreɪmiə/).
Jeramia is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Jeramia is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced jeh-RAH-mee-uh (IPA: /dʒɛˈreɪmiə/).
Jeramia is Hebrew in Origin.
Rooted in the Hebrew Yirmeyahu (and its shorter Yirmeya), the name means “Yahweh exalts” or “raises up.” It entered Greek as Ieremias and Latin as Jeremias, borne by the major biblical prophet. Through church usage it survived the Middle Ages, then flourished in English after the Reformation and among Puritans, later seeing periodic revivals in the 19th–20th centuries, especially in the United States.
Jeramia is a modern respelling that echoes German/Scandinavian Jeremia and phonetic simplifications, while retaining the same meaning. Related forms include Jeremiah (English), Jeramiah (variant), Jeremia (German/Scandinavian), Jeremias (Latin, Spanish, Portuguese), Jeremy/Jérémie/Jérémy (vernacular English and French), and Jeremi, Jerami, Jeramy. Common short forms are Jerry, Jem, and Miah, with Remy sometimes used in modern English. The spelling Jeramia offers a distinctive yet historically anchored choice that connects a contemporary profile to a venerable prophetic tradition.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| United States | Boys | 2014 | #887 | 5 | 7,361 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,269 | 4 | 25,619 |
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