Jethro is a male given name meaning "overflow". It is derived from the Hebrew word ''Yithrô''.

People named Jethro

* Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (1920–1989), mandolin player in satirical country music duo Homer and Jethro *

Jethro Franklin Jethro Fitzgerald Franklin (born October 25, 1965) is an American football coach and former player who most recently was the defensive line coach for the Missouri Tigers. Playing career Franklin was born in St. Nazaire, France, while his father ...

(born 1965), American football coach * Jethro Pugh (born 1944), American football player * Jethro Justinian Harris Teall (1849–1924), British geologist *

Jethro Tull (agriculturist) Jethro Tull (baptised 30 March 1674 – 21 February 1741, New Style) was an English agriculturist from Berkshire who helped to bring about the British Agricultural Revolution of the 18th century. He perfected a horse-drawn seed drill in 1701 ...

(1674–1741), British agricultural pioneer * Jethro Sumner (1733–1785), officers in the American Continental Army *

Jetro Willems Jetro Danovich Sexer Willems (born 30 March 1994) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back or left-back. Willems represented the Netherlands national team at UEFA Euro 2012; he played in the Netherlands' opening match of ...

(born 1994), Dutch footballer * Jethro (comedian) (1948–2021), British stand-up comedian, born Geoffrey Rowe

In sacred texts

* Jethro (biblical figure), the father-in-law of Moses ** Yitro (parsha) ** Jethro in rabbinic literature ** Shuaib (Jethro in Islam)

Fictional characters

* Jethro, a character in ''

OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes ''OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'' is an American animated television series created by Ian Jones-Quartey for Cartoon Network. The show is based on Jones-Quartey's pilot ''Lakewood Plaza Turbo'', which was released as part of Cartoon Network's 2013 Su ...

'' * Jethro, a character in the game '' GTA: San Andreas'' *

Jethro Jethro is a male given name meaning "overflow". It is derived from the Hebrew word ''Yithrô''. People named Jethro * Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (1920–1989), mandolin player in satirical country music duo Homer and Jethro * Jethro Franklin ...

(''Jerom'' in the original version), a character in the Belgian comic book series ''Spike and Suzy''. * Jethro Bodine, a character in the American sitcom ''

The Beverly Hillbillies ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor, backwoods family ...

'' * Albert Jethro 'A.J.' Chegwidden, a character in '' JAG'' * Jethro Creighton, a character in the novel '' Across Five Aprils'' * Jethro Cane, a character in the ''Doctor Who'' episode "

Midnight Midnight is the transition time from one day to the next – the moment when the date changes, on the local official clock time for any particular jurisdiction. By clock time, midnight is the opposite of noon, differing from it by 12 hours ...

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Leroy Jethro Gibbs Leroy Jethro Gibbs is a fictional character and the original protagonist of the CBS TV series ''NCIS'', portrayed by Mark Harmon. He is a former U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper turned special agent who commands a team for the Naval Criminal ...

, a character in ''

NCIS NCIS or N.C.I.S. may refer to: Law enforcement * National Criminal Intelligence Service, the predecessor to the Serious Organised Crime Agency of the United Kingdom * Naval Criminal Investigative Service, a United States law enforcement and intelli ...

'' * Jethro Q. Walrustitty, a character in the ''

Monty Python's Flying Circus ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' (also known as simply ''Monty Python'') is a British surreal sketch comedy series created by and starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam, who became know ...

'' sketch " Election Night Special" * Jethro West, a character in '' Outrageous Fortune'' * Jethro, a character in ''Micro Machines V3'' and ''Micro Machines: The Animated Series'' * Jethro "Jet" Bradley, a character in the video game ''Tron 2.0''

People named Jethro

In sacred texts

Fictional characters

See also