Meaning and Origin
What does the name Nehemiah mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Nehemiah
User Submitted Origins
Hebrew
66%
English
18%
African
11%
Puerto Rican
3%
Slavic
3%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Philippines, the name Nehemiah is of Hebrew origin and means "God's comfort".
- A user from Ohio, U.S. says the name Nehemiah is of African origin and means "God's builder".
- A user from Tanzania, United Republic of says the name Nehemiah is of Hebrew origin and means "Son of GOD".
- A user from Virginia, U.S. says the name Nehemiah is of English origin and means "gift of god".
- 2 submissions from the United States and South Africa agree the name Nehemiah means "Holy" and is of Hebrew origin.
- A submission from Virginia, U.S. says the name Nehemiah means "comfort".
International Interest
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Other Dictionary Sources
- An Old Testament book telling how a Jewish official at the court of Artaxerxes I in 444 BC became a leader in rebuilding Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity
Wiktionary
From Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה (“consolation of Yahweh”).
- A governor of Judea who was, according to the Tanakh, sent by the king of Persia to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
- The sixteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh.
- Synonym: Neh. (abbreviation)
- A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.