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 [ 2 syll. jet-hro, je-th-ro ] The boy name Jethro is pronounced JHEHTHRow KEY. Jethro is of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly in English. Jethro's meaning is 'excellence, abundance'. Biblical name derived from the element yether. Older forms of the name include Ithra (Hebrew) and Yitro (Hebrew). The name was borne in the Bible by the father of Zipporah the wife of Moses. The name was widely adopted by English Puritans in the 16th century, but its use diminished over the later centuries. The name gathered a suburban flavor from the well-known English agricultural pioneer Jethro Tull (1674-1741), who invented the seed drill among other notable achievements. His name was later adopted by the Grammy Award?winning 1970s English progressive rock band Jethro Tull, whose popularity helped promote the adoption of the first name. Jethro is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1913, 0.005% of baby boys were named Jethro. It ranked at #922 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in frequency, and is currently of only sporadic use. Within all boy names in its group, Jethro was nevertheless the most popular in 2008. A baby name that sounds like Jethro is the Polish Jedrej. KEY: Pronunciation for Jethro: JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; TH as in "theta (TH.EY.T.AH)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"   |
