Jeremiah ( ) is a male given name meaning " will raise", or "God is high", and having its origin in ancient

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

. ''Jeremias'' is a form that it takes in some

Romance language The Romance languages, sometimes referred to as Latin languages or Neo-Latin languages, are the various modern languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin. They are the only extant subgroup of the Italic languages in the Indo-European language fa ...

s. ''Jeremiah'' is sometimes an

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form of the Irish ''

Diarmaid Diarmaid () is a masculine given name in the Irish language, which has historically been anglicized as Jeremiah or Jeremy, names with which it is etymologically unrelated. Earlier forms of the name include Diarmit and Diarmuit. Variations of the ...

'', while "

Jeremy Jeremy may refer to: * Jeremy (given name), a given name * Jérémy, a French given name * ''Jeremy'' (film), a 1973 film * "Jeremy" (song), a song by Pearl Jam * Jeremy (snail), a left-coiled garden snail that died in 2017 * ''Jeremy'', a 19 ...

" is the

anglicized Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

of "Jeremiah" in the

English language English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to t ...

. The name takes its popularity from the Hebrew prophet

Jeremiah Jeremiah, Modern: , Tiberian: ; el, Ἰερεμίας, Ieremíās; meaning "Yah shall raise" (c. 650 – c. 570 BC), also called Jeremias or the "weeping prophet", was one of the major prophets of the Hebrew Bible. According to Jewis ...

. Those bearing the name include:

Politicians

* Jeremiah S. Bacon (1858-1939), American politician *

Jeremiah Beveridge Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (October 6, 1862 – April 27, 1927) was an American historian and US senator from Indiana. He was an intellectual leader of the Progressive Era and a biographer of Chief Justice John Marshall and President Abraham Linco ...

(1862–1927), American historian and politician *

Jeremiah S. Black Jeremiah Sullivan Black (January 10, 1810 – August 19, 1883) was an American statesman and lawyer. He served as a justice on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1851–1857) and as the Court's Chief Justice (1851–1854). He also served in th ...

(1810–1883), American judge and politician * Jeremiah Gates Brainard (c. 1759–1830), Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court *

Jeremiah Brown (politician) Jeremiah Brown (April 14, 1785 – March 2, 1858) was a Whig member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Biography Jeremiah Brown was born in Little Britain Township, Pennsylvania. He engaged in milling and agricultural pu ...

(1785–1858), American politician *

Jeremiah Clemens Jeremiah Clemens (December 28, 1814 – May 21, 1865) was a U.S. senator and novelist from the state of Alabama. He was elected to fill the vacancy left by the death of Dixon Hall Lewis, and served from November 30, 1849, to March 4, 1853. Clem ...

(1814–1865), American novelist and politician * Jeremiah Jones Colbath (1812–1875), American politician *

Jeremiah Denton Jeremiah Andrew Denton Jr. (July 15, 1924 – March 28, 2014) was an American politician and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator representing Alabama from 1981 to 1987. He was the first Republican to be popularly elected to a Sen ...

(1924–2014), US Senator and naval officer *

Jeremiah T. Mahoney Jeremiah T. Mahoney (June 23, 1878 – June 15, 1970) was an American lawyer and jurist. He served on the New York Supreme Court and as president Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). As president of the AAU, he advocated for the United States to boyco ...

(1878–1970), American judge *

Jeremiah Mason Jeremiah Mason (April 27, 1768 – October 14, 1848) was a United States senator from New Hampshire. Early life Mason was born in Lebanon, Connecticut on April 27, 1768. He was a son of Jeremiah Mason (1729/30–1813) and the former Elizabet ...

(1768–1848), American politician *

Jeremiah Morrow Jeremiah Morrow (October 6, 1771March 22, 1852) was a Democratic-Republican Party politician from Ohio. He served as the ninth governor of Ohio, and was the last Democratic-Republican to hold that office. He also served as a United States Senato ...

(1771–1852), American politician *

Jeremiah Nelson Jeremiah Nelson (September 14, 1769October 2, 1838) was a Representative from Massachusetts. Nelson was born in Rowley in the Province of Massachusetts Bay on September 14, 1769, to Solomon and Elizabeth (Mighill) Nelson. He graduated from Da ...

(1769–1838), American politician *

Jeremiah O'Brien (Maine politician) Jeremiah O'Brien (January 21, 1778 – May 30, 1858) was a United States Representative from Maine. He was born in Machias, Massachusetts (now in Maine). He attended the common schools. He then engaged in lumber manufacturing and in shippin ...

(1778–1858), American politician * Jeremiah O'Donovan "Rossa" (1831–1915),

Fenian The word ''Fenian'' () served as an umbrella term for the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and their affiliate in the United States, the Fenian Brotherhood, secret political organisations in the late 19th and early 20th centuries dedicate ...

conspirator *

Jeremiah McLain Rusk Jeremiah McLain Rusk (June 17, 1830November 21, 1893) was an American Republican politician. He was the 2nd United States Secretary of Agriculture (1889–1893) and the 15th Governor of Wisconsin (1882–1889), and served three terms i ...

(1830–1893), American politician *

Jeremiah Wadsworth Jeremiah Wadsworth (July 12, 1743 – April 30, 1804) was an American sea captain, merchant, and statesman from Hartford, Connecticut who profited from his position as a government official charged with supplying the Continental Army. He r ...

(1743–1804), American merchant and politician

In religion

;Historic *

(c. 655-586 BCE), Jewish religious leader *

Jeremiah (I) R. Jeremiah (Hebrew: רבי ירמיה) was a Tanna sage of the last generation and an Amora sage of the first generation, active in the Land of Israel during the transition period between the Tannaic and Amora sages eras. The Talmud The ...

, a first-generation Amora sage of the Land of Israel *

Jeremiah bar Abba Jeremiah bar Abba Rav Yirmeyah b. Abba , רב ירמיה בר � ...

(fl. 3rd century), a second-generation Amora sage of the Land of Israel *

Jeremiah (II) R. Jeremiah (II) (Hebrew: (רבי ירמיה (השני)) was a third-generation Amora sage of the Land of Israel and Babylon. Biography In his early days he was the pupil of Yochanan bar Nafcha. Later he moved to Babylon which was a center for ...

, a third-generation Amora sage of the Land of Israel *

Jeremiah (III) Rabbi Yirmeyah (or R. Jeremiah (iii) or Jeremiah ben Abba; he, רבי ירמיה) was a prominent Jewish Amora sage of the Land of Israel, of the fourth generation of the Amora era (4th century). He is always quoted by the single name "Jeremiah ...

, a fourth-generation Amora sage of the Land of Israel *

Jeremiah (Bulgarian priest) Jeremiah ( cu, І҆еремі́а bg, Йеремия, ''Yeremia'') was a 10th-century Bulgarian priest and writer usually associated with the origins of Bogomilism. The earliest mention of him is found in a work of Patriarch Sisinnius II of Consta ...

, a 10th century priest *

Patriarch Jeremias I of Constantinople Saint Jeremias I ( el, Ιερεμίας Α΄), (? – 13 January 1546) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople two times, from 1522 to 1524 and from 1525 to 1546. Life St. Jeremias was a native of Zitsa in Epirus, and was raised without instru ...

(fl. early 16th century, died 1546), Balkan-born religious leader *

Patriarch Jeremias II of Constantinople Jeremias II Tranos (c. 1536 – 4 September 1595) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople three times between 1572 and 1595. Life Jeremias Tranos was born in Anchialos, from an influential Greek family. The exact date of birth is not kno ...

(c. 1530–1595), Greek religious leader *

Patriarch Jeremias III of Constantinople Jeremias III ( el, Ιερεμίας Γ΄, (c. 1650/1660 – 1735) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople two times, in 1716–1726 and 1732–1733. Life Jeremias was born between 1650 and 1660 in the island of Patmos, where he was ordained d ...

(1650s-1735), Greek religious leader ;Contemporary *

Jeremiah Evarts Jeremiah F. Evarts (February 3, 1781 – May 10, 1831), also known by the pen name William Penn, was a Christian missionary, reformer, and activist for the rights of American Indians in the United States, and a leading opponent of the Indian rem ...

(1781–1831), American missionary *

Jeremiah Wright Jeremiah Alvesta Wright Jr. (born September 22, 1941) is a pastor emeritus of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, a congregation he led for 36 years, during which its membership grew to over 8,000 parishioners. Following retirement, his be ...

(born 1941), American pastor

Musicians

Jeremiah Birnbaum Mya Adriene Byrne is an American singer-songwriter whose works falls mostly in the Americana vein, a combination of folk, blues and country music. Based in New York for 13 years, Byrne currently resides in San Francisco and performs solo or wi ...

(born 1978), American singer-songwriter *

Jeremiah Clarke Jeremiah Clarke (c. 1674 – 1 December 1707) was an English baroque composer and organist, best known for his ''Trumpet Voluntary,'' a popular piece often played at wedding ceremonies or commencement ceremonies. Biography The exact date of Cl ...

(1674–1707), English composer *

Jeremiah Green Jeremiah Martin Green (March 4, 1977December 31, 2022) was an American musician best known as a founding member and drummer of the indie rock band Modest Mouse from 1993 to March 2003, and again from May 2004 until his death in December 2022. ...

(1977–2022), American musician

In sports

* Jeremiah Baisako (born 1980), Namibian football player *

Jeremiah Castille Jeremiah Castille ( ; born January 15, 1961 in Columbus, Georgia) is a former American professional football cornerback from the University of Alabama, Castille was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 1983 NFL Draft ...

(born 1961), American football player *

Jeremiah Hall Jeremiah Hall is an American football fullback who is a free agent. He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. Early life and high school Hall grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina and attended Zebulon B. Vance High School. He was nam ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Jeremiah Kelly Jeremiah Kelly (25 July 1900 – 24 September 1962) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half. Career Kelly was born and spent his early years in the mining village of Newton (Cambuslang parish); by the time of the 1911 census his fami ...

(1900–1962), Scottish footballer * Jeremiah Kolone (born 1994), Samoan-American football player *

Jeremiah Ledbetter Jeremiah Ledbetter (born May 29, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Arkansas. High school career Ledbetter began his career at Olympia ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Jeremiah Masoli Jeremiah Taeatafa Masoli (born August 24, 1988) is an American professional Canadian football quarterback for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL as an undrafted free ag ...

(born 1988), American football player *

Jeremiah Massey Jeremiah Massey ( mk, Џеремаја Мејси; born July 22, 1982) is an American-born naturalized Macedonian professional basketball player who last played Ciclista Olímpico of the Liga Nacional de Básquet. Standing at 6 ft 7 in (2.0 ...

(born 1982), American basketball player *

Jeremiah Mordi Jeremiah Mordi (born 7 January 1993) is a Nigerian professional basketball player who currently plays for the London Lightning of the NBL Canada (NBLC). Born in Lagos, he played college basketball for Queens College. After four seasons with Queen ...

(born 1993), Nigerian basketball player *

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (born November 4, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Notre Dame, where he won the Butkus Award and was named the ACC Def ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Jeremiah Poutasi Cedrick Jeremiah Poutasi (born August 7, 1994) is an American football guard for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Utah. Early years Poutasi attended Desert Pines High School in ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Jeremiah Robinson Jeremiah Robinson was an Irish soccer player during the 1920s and 1930s. He was also known as "Sam". Robinson was a tough defender during this era in the League of Ireland and was part of the Bohemians team of 1927/28 who won every trophy on ...

(fl. c. 1930), Irish football player *

Jeremiah Sirles Jeremiah Sirles (born August 8, 1991) is a former American football guard. He played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and attended Bear Creek High School in Lakewood, Colorado. He played in the NFL as a member of the San ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Jeremiah Trotter Jeremiah Trotter (born January 20, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for twelve seasons. He played college football for the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks and wa ...

(born 1977), American football player

Others

Jeremiah Boyle Jeremiah Tilford Boyle (May 22, 1818 – July 28, 1871) was a successful lawyer and noted abolitionist. He served as a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Boyle was born and raised in Mercer County (now B ...

(1818–1871), American general *

Jeremiah Curtin Jeremiah Curtin (6 September 1835 – 14 December 1906) was an American ethnographer, folklorist, and translator. Curtin had an abiding interest in languages and was conversant with several. From 1883 to 1891 he was employed by the Bureau of Ame ...

(1835–1906), American translator *

Jeremiah Day Jeremiah Day (August 3, 1773 – August 22, 1867) was an American academic, a Congregational minister and President of Yale College (1817–1846). Early life Day was the son of Rev. Jeremiah and Abigail (Noble) Osborn Day, who were descendan ...

(1773–1867), American academic *

Jeremiah Dixon Jeremiah Dixon FRS (27 July 1733 – 22 January 1779) was an English surveyor and astronomer who is best known for his work with Charles Mason, from 1763 to 1767, in determining what was later called the Mason–Dixon line. Early life an ...

(1733–1779), English surveyor *

Jeremiah Horrocks Jeremiah Horrocks (16183 January 1641), sometimes given as Jeremiah Horrox (the Latinised version that he used on the Emmanuel College register and in his Latin manuscripts), – See footnote 1 was an English astronomer. He was the first person ...

(1618–1641), English astronomer *

Jeremiah O'Brien Captain Jeremiah O'Brien (1744–1818) was an Irish-American captain in the Massachusetts State Navy. Prior to its existence (or that of the Continental Navy), he commanded the sloop ''Unity'' when he captured the British armed schooner in ...

(1744–1818), American naval captain *

Jeremiah Smith (lawyer) Jeremiah Smith (November 29, 1759 – September 21, 1842) was a United States representative for New Hampshire, United States Attorney for New Hampshire, a United States circuit judge of the United States Circuit Court for the First Circuit, th ...

(1759–1842), American jurist and state governor *

Jeremiah Smith (Royal Navy officer) Sir Jeremiah Smith (sometimes written as Jeremy Smith or Smyth) (died October/November 1675) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the First and Second Anglo-Dutch Wars, rising to the rank of admiral. Smith served in the Na ...

(died 1675), English naval officer *

Jeremiah Tower Jeremiah Tower (born 1942) is an American celebrity chef who, along with Alice Waters and Wolfgang Puck, has been credited with pioneering the culinary style known as California cuisine. A food lover from childhood, he had no formal culinary edu ...

(born 1942), American chef * Jeremiah Massillon (born 2007), American musician and professional video game player

Fictional entities

* Jeremiah Arkham, in the ''Batman'' franchise * Jeremiah Cloutier, in the American television series '' Oz'' *

Jeremiah Collins Jeremiah Collins is a fictional character played primarily by Anthony George during the 1795 flashback on the ABC television gothic horror soap opera serial '' Dark Shadows''. Story The character of Jeremiah Collins was born in 1763. In th ...

, in the American television series ''

Dark Shadows ''Dark Shadows'' is an American gothic soap opera that aired weekdays on the ABC television network, from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show depicted the lives, loves, trials, and tribulations of the wealthy Collins family of Collinspor ...

'' * Jeremiah Danvers, Kara Danvers/Supergirl's foster father in ''

Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her ...

'' * Jeremiah Gottwald, in the anime ''

Code Geass , often referred to simply as ''Code Geass'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by Clamp. ...

'' * Jeremiah Johnson, the title character of the 1972 film of the same name * Jeremiah MacKenzie, a character in '' Outlander'' * Jeremiah Otto, a character in '' Fear the Walking Dead'' * Jeremiah Peabody, a maker of green and purple pills in a song * Jeremiah Smith, in the television series ''

The X-Files ''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The series revolves around Federal Bureau of Investigation ...

'' * Jeremiah Surd, in the television series ''

The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest'' (also known as ''Jonny Quest: The Real Adventures'') is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and broadcast on Cartoon Network from August 26, 1996, to April 16, 1997. A continuat ...

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