Shammaiah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shammaiah

What is the meaning of the name Shammaiah ?

The baby name Shammaiah is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced shuh-MY-uh (ʃəˈmaɪə).

Shammaiah is Hebrew in Origin.

Shammaiah is a rare Anglicized form of the Hebrew theophoric name Shemaiah (Shema’yahu), built from the root sh-m-‘ “to hear” plus -yah(u), a reference to the divine name, yielding the meaning “Yahweh has heard” or “heard by God.” The double-m spelling reflects variant transliteration; the name is also sometimes associated with Aramaic/Syriac shmaya “heavens,” which has influenced modern spellings like Shamaya.

In the Hebrew Bible, Shemaiah is borne by several figures, including the prophet who restrained Rehoboam from civil war (2 Chronicles 11), various Levites named in Davidic and postexilic lists, and a scribe in Jeremiah - giving the name a deep scriptural footprint. Documented variants include Shemaiah, Shemayah, Semaiah, Shamaya, Shamiyah, and Shmaya; Greek and Latin sources render it Samaias and Semeias. Traditionally masculine, it sees occasional unisex use today and remains uncommon, chosen for its resonant sense of an answered prayer.

⚙ Shammaiah is an extremely rare name. Across our dataset of national birth registries and international name records, Shammaiah appears only 1 time in total — found in 1 country. If you're considering it, you'd be giving your child a name almost nobody else has.