Jehu name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Hebrew
Usage: Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish and Danish
Pronunciation: je-hu
Meaning: God Lives
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What does Jehu mean?

Jehu's meaning is God Lives has its origin in Hebrew and is used primarily in Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish and Danish is used for boys. Jehu is Latin cognate of יְהוּא, a Hebrew Name Meaning Yahweh is He.

How do I pronounce Jehu?

The proper pronunciation of two syllabled Jehu is je-hu.

Variants of Jehu

Jahew

How popular is the name Jehu?

Jehu is a unique baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1914 and was able to reach the top 3000 names. In 1916, it ranked 2543rd when 33 boys were named Jehu.

There are over 874 babies that have been given the name Jehu in United States. Jehu is a common name in Mexico while somewhat familiar name in Philippines, Nigeria, Peru, Haiti, India, Cameroon, Liberia and Brazil.

According to our estimate, over 4000 babies have been named Jehu globally.

YearRankBirths
2023420225
2022541317
2021446122
2020441422
2019348932
2018509618
2017410125
2016446622
2015336033
2014401225
View more ▾View full list ▾[1] Source: Social Security Administration

Facts

What numbers say about Jehu?

Meditation is your thing. You have a bossy nature in love. You need to find healthy ways to release the negative energy and make space for something positive to happen to you. As every person has its flaws, you are not an exception. God help those who gather the courage to challenge you in something. You are against the cruelty of any kind and have a short temper. Your friends are like addicted to you, but your family isn't very happy with how you live your life cause you are restless.

Other names similar to Jehu

  •  Byrghe - Boy name Byrghe is substantially used in Old Swedish and Swedish. Byrghe is form of Byrghir in Swedish language
  •  Almar - Substantially used in Danish and Swedish unusual, Almar means "Noble or Famous" which came from Germanic and German is aimed at both sexes
  •  Hörður specifically is used in Swedish, Icelandic and Danish is a baby boy name, meaning of Hörður is "Man from Hordaland" came from Old Norse
  •  Oke - Boy name Oke has its origin in Old Norse, meaning of Oke is "God's Spear and Lover of Deer" is used principally in Hawaiian. Oke is resulted from Oscar.
  •  Rógvi is Faroese form of *Hróðvér

Famous people named Jehu

  • Jehu Grant, was born a slave in Rhode Island
  • Jehu Eyre, American businessman
  • Jehu Jones, Jehu Jones, Jr
  • Jehu Amaziah Orr, Confederate politician
  • Jehu, tenth king of the northern Kingdom of Israel since Jeroboam I
  • Jehu Davis, American planter and politician
  • Jehu Chiapas, Mexican football player of Guatemalan descent
  • Jehu Glancy Jones, Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Jehu Baker, U.S. Representative from Illinois

Sources

  1. Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
  2. Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
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