Jafet name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Hebrew
Usage: Faroese, Icelandic, Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Pronunciation: pronunciation of Jafet
Meaning: Enlargement, Enlarged and Bright, Beautiful
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What does Jafet mean?

Jafet's meaning is Enlargement, Enlarged or Bright, Beautiful used for boys, used chiefly in Greenlandic, Danish, Norwegian, Faroese, Finnish, Swedish and Icelandic is of Hebrew origin. Jafet is a form of Japheth.

Odd Japheth is originated from Hebrew is used mostly in Hindi, English and Hebrew, Japheth means "May He Expand and Life Force".

Variants of Jafet

Jaffet, Japheth

Middle Names for Jafet

Tigh, Carr, Ison, Kaine, Zier, view more middle names that goes with Jafet

How popular is the name Jafet?

Jafet is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1986 and was able to reach the top 2000 names. In 2001, it ranked 1959th when 68 boy were named Jafet.

There are over 1135 babies that have been given the name Jafet in United States. Jafet is a common name in Namibia and Mexico while somewhat familiar name in Tanzania, Colombia, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Philippines, Peru, Nigeria, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Malawi, DR Congo and Panama.

According to our estimate, at least 7000 people have been bestowed Jafet around the globe.

YearRankBirths
2023275646
2022320037
2021284343
2020257849
2019304439
2018336733
2017311537
2016262347
2015206868
2014234355
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

Facts

Jafet in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands222405
Finland2204000
Sweden191005
Norway5705
Denmark4000

Numerological analysis of Jafet

Your happiness and well-being, as well as the happiness and health of the ones you love, are the things you care about. Great things are ahead of you. You have the ability to predict things before they happen thanks to your strong intuition. You sleep a lot because it's your way of escaping reality. Focus on improving the quality of the relationship you have with your family. Travelling is your passion.

Other names liked by soon-to-be-parents that are similar to Jafet

  •  Madsea - Madsea's meaning is Gift of Yahweh is originated from Hebrew is a baby girl name is mainly used in Danish. Madsea is feminine of Mads.
  •  Adriela - Adriela's meaning is Gods Majesty Belonging to Gods Congregation and God is My Lord is used as a girl name has origin in Hebrew and English. Adriela is effeminate variant of Adriel.
  •  Smaïn - Smaïn's meaning is God Hears has origin in Hebrew
  •  Mannaïck is used commonly in Breton is originated from Hebrew, Mannaïck means "Princess of the Sea"
  •  Beckie - Frequently Used and Venerable girl name Beckie is rooted from Hebrew, meaning of Beckie is "Captivating, Tied or Joined" is used in English and Swedish

Famous people named Jafet

  • Jafet Lindeberg, gold prospector and co-founder of the city of Nome
  • Jafet Soto, Costa Rican football coach

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
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