The first name Jérémiah

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About the first name Jérémiah

Meaning

The name Jérémiah is related to Jérémie. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Jérémiah belongs to the same name family as Jérémie. The name Jérémie comes from Hebrew Yirmeyahu, the name of the prophet Jeremiah.

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In archival records, Jérémiah may coexist with Jérémie or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:jé-ré-miahʒeʁemj.a

Frequency of the first name Jérémiah by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Jérémiah by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name JérémiahLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Jérémiah in baptisms by year.10075502501795181818411864188719101795–1799 4 baptisms1820–1824 4 baptisms1835–1839 16 baptisms1840–1844 32 baptisms1845–1849 16 baptisms1850–1854 20 baptisms1855–1859 24 baptisms1860–1864 92 baptisms1865–1869 40 baptisms1875–1879 12 baptisms1880–1884 8 baptisms1890–1894 8 baptisms1895–1899 4 baptisms1900–1904 8 baptisms1905–1909 8 baptisms1910–1914 4 baptisms

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