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jeremias

/ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
jeremias
IPA
/ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪəs/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.

name

A male given name from Hebrew, more common in the forms Jeremy and Jeremiah.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Jeremias, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías), from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”). Doublet of Jeremiah. New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ἰερεμίας, יִרְמְיָה

Questions

How do you pronounce jeremias?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪəs/.
What does jeremias mean?
New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.
Where does jeremias come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce jeremias

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