Jethro is a male given name meaning "excellence". 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 (born 1965), American football coach * Jethro J. McCullough (1810–1878), American politician and businessman *

Jethro Pugh Jethro Pugh Jr. (July 3, 1944 – January 7, 2015) was an American professional football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys for fourteen seasons. He played college football at Elizabeth City State Colle ...

(1944–2015), American football player *

Jethro Justinian Harris Teall Sir Jethro Justinian Harris Teall FRS HFRSE PGS (5 January 1849 – 2 July 1924) was a British geologist and petrographist. Teallite is named after him. Life He was born to Jethro Teall of Sandwich, Kent (1816-1848) and his wife, Mary Hathawa ...

(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 th ...

(1674–1741), British agricultural pioneer *

Jethro Sumner Jethro Exum Sumner ( – c. March 18, 1785) was a senior officer of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Born in Virginia, Sumner's military service began in the French and Indian War as a member of the state's Prov ...

(1733–1785), officer 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 o ...

(born 1994), Dutch footballer *

Jethro (comedian) Geoffrey McIntyre Rowe (8 March 1948 – 14 December 2021), known by his stage name Jethro, was a Cornish stand-up comedian and singer from England. Early life Rowe was born in St Buryan, Cornwall, on 8 March 1948, the son of a farmer. After l ...

(1948–2021), British stand-up comedian, born Geoffrey Rowe

In sacred texts

Jethro (biblical figure) In the Tanakh, Hebrew Bible, Jethro was Moses' father-in-law, a Kenites, Kenite shepherd and priest of Midian,Stephen L Harris, Harris, Stephen L., Understanding the Bible. Palo Alto: Mayfield. 1985. sometimes called Reuel (or Raguel). In Book o ...

, the father-in-law of Moses **

Yitro (parsha) Yitro, Yithro, Yisroi, Yithre, Yisrau, or Yisro (, Hebrew language, Hebrew for the name "Jethro (Bible), Jethro," the second word and incipit, first distinctive word in the parashah) is the seventeenth weekly Torah portion (, ''parashah'') in th ...

Jethro in rabbinic literature Allusions in Jewish rabbinic literature to the Biblical character Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, contain various expansions, elaborations and inferences beyond what is presented in the text of the Bible itself. His names One puzzle for the ...

Shuaib Shuaib, Shoaib, Shuayb or Shuʿayb (, ; meaning: "who shows the right path") is an ancient Midianite prophet in Islam and the most revered prophet in the Druze faith. Shuaib is sometimes identified with the Hebrew biblical Jethro, Moses's fathe ...

(Jethro in Islam)

Fictional characters

* Jethro, a character in '' OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'' * Jethro, a character in the game '' GTA: San Andreas'' *

Jethro Jethro is a male given name meaning "excellence". 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 Frankli ...

(''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 ''Across Five Aprils'' is a novel by Irene Hunt, published in 1964 and winner of a 1965 Newbery Honor, set in the Civil War era. Hunt was close to her grandfather who told her stories from his youth, which she incorporated into ''Across Five ...

'' * 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 (born November 21, 1954) is a fictional character and the original protagonist of the CBS TV series '' NCIS'', portrayed by Mark Harmon in the original series and by Austin Stowell in the prequel series '' NCIS: Origins''. He ...

, a character in ''NCIS'' * Jethro Q. Walrustitty, a character in the ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' sketch "

Election Night Special "Election Night Special" is a Monty Python sketch parodying the coverage of United Kingdom general elections, specifically the 1970 general election, on the BBC by including hectic (and downright silly) actions by the media and a range of ridic ...

" * Jethro West, a character in '' Outrageous Fortune'' * Jethro, a character in ''

Micro Machines V3 ''Micro Machines V3'' is a racing video game developed by Codemasters, the third title of the ''Micro Machines series'' following '' Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament'' (1994) and the first set in a 3D game environment. It was originally rele ...

'' * Jethro "Jet" Bradley, a character in the video game ''

Tron 2.0 ''Tron 2.0'' is a first-person shooter video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Buena Vista Interactive. The Microsoft Windows version of the game was released in August 2003. The Mac OS X version was released by MacPlay on ...

'' * Jethro Jefferson, a character in the Discworld novel '' Snuff''

People named Jethro

In sacred texts

Fictional characters

See also