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Jaheim - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Jaheim

[ syll. ja-hei(m), jah-e-im ] The boy name Jaheim is pronounced JHahHH-AYM †. Jaheim is of African-Swahili origin and it is used largely in the English language. The name's meaning is 'raised up; dignified'. A variation of Jaheim is Jaheem.

Jaheim is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the height of its usage in 2002, 0.036% of baby boys were given the name Jaheim. It ranked at #357 then. The baby name has since substantially fallen in popularity, and is of only very modest use today. Within all boy names in its group, Jaheim was nonetheless the most popular in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Jaheim include Jaason (English), Jacen, Jachen (Rhaeto-Romanic), Jachim, Jachym (Czech), Jacián (Spanish), Jacin (English), Jacksen, Jacksin, Jackson (English), Jacksyn (English), Jacson, Jaeson, Jahan (Indian and Iranian), Jaheem, Jahson, Jaimie (English), Jaisen, Jaison (English), and Jakeem (Hebrew).

 



† approx pronunciation for Jaheim: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"


 
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