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 [ 4 syll. ne-he-miah, neh-emi-ah ] The boy name Nehemiah is pronounced NIYahMAYah KEY. Nehemiah's language of origin is Hebrew and it is predominantly used in the English language. Biblical name: The name means 'comforted by Yahweh; comfort of Yahweh'. In the Old Testament of the Bible, Nehemiah was a Jewish governor of Judea who led the rebuilding of Jerusalem after its destruction by the Persians; his story is told in the Book of Nehemiah. The name was adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. See also the related form, Nahum (English, German, and Hebrew). Nehemiah is a rather popular baby boy name, and it is also considered trendy. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1990s; before that, it was of only very light use. Its usage peaked modestly in 2008 with 0.040% of baby boys being given the name Nehemiah. It had a ranking of #364 then. Among all boy names in its family, Nehemiah was the most popular in 2008. Baby names that sound like Nehemiah include Nainoa (Hawaiian), Nohea (Hawaiian), Nuria (English and Hebrew), Na'im (Arabic), Naaman (English), Nahma, Nahman (Hebrew), Nahum (English, German, and Hebrew), Naim (Arabic), Naomhan (Irish), Naomhán (Irish), Neean (English), Nemo (English, German, and Italian), Neo (English and Italian), Newman (English), Nhean (Cambodian), Nian (English), Nino (Italian), Noa (English), and Noah (English, German, and Slavic). KEY: Pronunciation for Nehemiah: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AY as in "hide (HH.AY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
