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The baby name Yafeth is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced YA-feht (IPA: /ˈjɑːfɛθ/ or /ˈjæfɛθ/).

Yafeth is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: YA-feht (IPA: /ˈjɑːfɛθ/ or /ˈjæfɛθ/)

What is the meaning of the name Yafeth ?

The baby name Yafeth is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced YA-feht (IPA: /ˈjɑːfɛθ/ or /ˈjæfɛθ/).

Yafeth is Hebrew in Origin.

Yafeth is a Semitic masculine name from the Hebrew Bible, corresponding to Hebrew Yefet (יֶפֶת) and English Japheth. Its meaning is usually given as "expansion" or "may he be enlarged," echoing the Genesis 9:27 blessing; a secondary etymology links it to the root y-p-h, "beauty," yielding "beautiful." Both readings persist in Jewish and Near Eastern name traditions.

The name belongs to one of Noah's three sons and gained broad circulation in Jewish and Arabic-speaking communities, with medieval commentators often treating Japheth as ancestor of western and northern peoples. Noted bearers include the 10th-century Karaite exegete Yefet ben Ali. Variants and transliterations include Yefet/Yafet (Hebrew), Japheth (English), Jafet (Spanish/Portuguese), Yafith or Yafes (Arabic/Turkish), and Iafet (Slavic). In modern use, Yafeth is rare but recognizable across diaspora communities.

Yafeth has the following similar or variant Names

Yafeth – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
PA Boys 0 #436 46 9,305
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
CR Boys 0 #506 5 10,188
PA Girls 0 #517 2 9,861
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
CR Girls 0 #571 3 11,342
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
BH 0 #586 2 17,937
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
TN 0 #862 4 13,765
CL Girls 0 #915 1 14,098
OM Boys 0 #918 1 17,948
PE Boys 0 #922 5 14,506
MX Boys 0 #967 16 16,355
CO Boys 0 #979 3 15,656
DZ 0 #1,234 1 20,130
MX Girls 0 #1,267 1 17,781

Yafeth is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:

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CO

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People also ask about Yafeth

Yafeth is predominantly a boy's name.
Yafeth is a 2 syllable name, pronounced YA-feht (IPA: /ˈjɑːfɛθ/ or /ˈjæfɛθ/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Yafet, Yafit, Japheth, Jafet and Yaphet.
Across languages, Yafeth has these equivalents: Japheth (English/Biblical), Yafet / יָפֶת (Hebrew), Jafet (Spanish/Portuguese), Yafet (Turkish).
Yafeth is a name of Hebrew origin, traditionally used in Israel. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Israel and its diaspora communities.