What does Nehemiah mean?

Nehemiah means "comforted by Yahweh"

How do we pronounce Nehemiah?

Nehemiah \ne-he-miah, neh-emi-ah\ is a boy's name. It consists of 8 letters and 4 syllables.

The baby boy name Nehemiah is pronounced in English as NiyHHahMAYah 1.

1 Pronunciation for Nehemiah: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)"

What is the origin of Nehemiah?

Nehemiah's language of origin is Hebrew and it is used predominantly in the English language. Biblical name: The name means 'comforted by Yahweh; comfort of Yahweh'. In the Old Testament of the Bible, Nehemiah was a Jewish governor of Judea who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem after its destruction by the Persians; his story is told in the Book of Nehemiah. The name was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. Nehemiah has 12 variant transcriptions.

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List of baby names Nehemiah:

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The baby name Nehemiah fun facts:

The name Nehemiah in reverse order is "Haimehen".

The numerological value of the name Nehemiah is number 9, which means humanitarian, giving nature, selflessness, obligations, creative expression.

How popular is Nehemiah?

Nehemiah is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.05%
20130.05%
20120.05%
20110.05%
20100.05%
20090.04%
20080.04%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames