Jeremias

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Jeremias

/ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪəs/

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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.

proper noun

New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah. Some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias; and others, Jeremias or one of the prophets.
A male given name from Hebrew, more common in the forms Jeremy and Jeremiah.

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@misc{jeremias_2026,
  title = {Jeremias},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jeremias},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}