Jeremiah (given name)

Jeremiah (/ˌdʒɛrˈmaɪə/; JERR-ə-MY-ə) is a male given name meaning "Yhwh will raise", and having its origin in ancient Hebrew. Jeremy and Jerry are English-language names derived from it, and Jeremias is a form that it takes in some Romance languages. Jeremiah is sometimes an Anglicised form of the Irish Diarmaid.

The name takes its popularity from the Hebrew prophet Jeremiah.

Those bearing the name include:

Politicians

• Jeremiah Beveridge (1862–1927), American historian and politician
• Jeremiah Bacon (1858-1939), American politician
• Jeremiah Black (1810–1883), American judge and politician
• Jeremiah Brown (politician) (1785–1858), American politician
• Jeremiah Clemens (1814–1865), American novelist and politician
• Jeremiah Jones Colbath (1812–1875), American politician
• Jeremiah Denton (1924–2014), US Senator and naval officer
• Jeremiah Mason (1768–1848), American politician
• Jeremiah Morrow (1771–1852), American politician
• Jeremiah Nelson (1769–1838), American politician
• Jeremiah O'Brien (Maine) (1778–1858), American politician
• Jeremiah Rossa (1831–1915), Irish politician
• Jeremiah Rusk (1830–1893), American politician
• Jeremiah Wadsworth (1743–1804), American merchant and politician

In religion

Historic

• Jeremiah (c. 655-586 BCE), Jewish religious leader
• Patriarch Jeremias I of Constantinople (fl. early 16th century, died 1546), Balkan-born religious leader
• Patriarch Jeremias II of Constantinople (c. 1530–1595), Greek religious leader
• Jeremiah Horrocks (1618–1641), English astronomer
• Patriarch Jeremias III of Constantinople (1650s-1735), Greek religious leader

Contemporary

• Jeremiah Evarts (1781–1831), American missionary
• Jeremiah Smith (lawyer) (1759–1842), American jurist and state governor
• Jeremiah Wright (born 1941), American pastor

Musicians

• Jeremiah Birnbaum (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
• Jeremiah Clarke (1674–1707), English composer
• Jeremiah Green (born 1977), American musician
• Jeremiah Rangel (born 1977), American musician

In sports

• Jeremiah Baisako (born 1980), Namibian football player
• Jeremiah Castille (born 1961), American football player
• Jeremiah Massey (born 1982), American basketball player
• Jeremiah Masoli (born 1988), American football player
• Jeremiah Robinson (fl. c. 1930), Irish football player
• Jeremiah Sirles (born 1991), American football player
• Jeremiah Trotter (born 1977), American football player

Others

• Jeremiah Boyle (1818–1871), American general
• Jeremiah Curtin (1835–1906), American translator
• Jeremiah Day (1773–1867), American academic
• Jeremiah Dixon (1733–1779), English surveyor
• Jeremiah O'Brien (1744–1818), American naval captain
• Jeremiah Smith (Royal Navy officer) (died 1675), English naval officer
• Jeremiah Tower (born 1942), American chef

Fictional characters

• Jeremiah Arkham, in the comic series Batman
• Jeremiah Gottwald, in the Japanese anime series Code Geass
• the title character of Jeremiah Johnson (film) (1972)
• Jeremiah Cloutier, in the American television series Oz
• Jeremiah Collins, in the American television series Dark Shadows
• Jeremiah Peabody, a maker of green and purple pills in a song
• Jeremiah Smith, in the television series The X-Files
• Jeremiah Surd, in the television series The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest