Jeremiah Name Meaning
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Jeremiah Name Meaning
English, BiblicalFrom the Hebrew name יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirmiyahu) which meant "YAHWEH has uplifted". This is the name of one of the major prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Jeremiah and the Book of...
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