Jerushah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Jerushah

What is the meaning of the name Jerushah ?

The baby name Jerushah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced juh-ROO-shuh (IPA: /dʒəˈruːʃə/).

Jerushah is Hebrew in Origin.

Jerushah is a feminine Hebrew name from Yerushah (יְרוּשָׁה), meaning “inheritance” or “possession.” In the Hebrew Bible she is identified as the daughter of Zadok, wife of King Uzziah (also called Azariah), and mother of King Jotham of Judah (2 Kings 15:33; 2 Chronicles 27:1). English Bibles alternate between spellings Jerusha and Jerushah, both reflecting the same Hebrew original.

The name saw modest use in the English-speaking world, especially among Puritans who favored Old Testament names; it appears in colonial New England records. Literary visibility came with Jerusha “Judy” Abbott, heroine of Jean Webster’s 1912 novel Daddy-Long-Legs. Variants include Jerusha (most common), Jerushah, and the more Hebraic Yerusha/Yerushah; possible nicknames are Jeri and Rusha. Though rare today, Jerushah carries a dignified, heritage-rich meaning tied to legacy and transmission - qualities that give the name quiet, enduring resonance.

⚙ Jerushah is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Jerushah appears only 6 times in total — found in 4 countries. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.