Yehoram as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Yehoram

What is the meaning of the name Yehoram ?

The baby name Yehoram is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced yeh-HO-rahm (IPA: /ˌjɛhoʊˈrɑm/).

Yehoram is Hebrew in Origin.

Yehoram is a Hebrew theophoric name from the elements Yeho- (a form of the divine name YHWH) and ram (“high, exalted”), yielding the meaning “YHWH is exalted” or “exalted by the Lord.” It appears in the Hebrew Bible/Tanakh borne by two monarchs: Jehoram (also called Joram) of Israel, son of Ahab, and Jehoram of Judah, son of Jehoshaphat, which anchored the name in Jewish and later Christian naming traditions.

Transliterations and variants include Jehoram (standard English biblical), Joram (shortened), Yoram (modern Hebrew contraction), and Ioram in some Greek/Latin renderings. The initial J/Y difference reflects Germanic/English conventions for the Hebrew yod. While less common than its shorter form Yoram in Israel, Yehoram persists in religious families and saw modest revival with the 20th‑century renewal of Hebrew names; a notable modern bearer is Israeli singer Yehoram Gaon. Usage outside Hebrew‑speaking communities is rare and usually follows the biblical Jehoram/Joram forms.

⚙ Yehoram is rarely chosen. We count 44 recorded uses of it across 3 countries.