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Nimrod - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Nimrod

[ 2 syll. ni-mrod, nim-r-od ] The boy name Nimrod is pronounced as NIHMRaaD KEY. Nimrod is largely used in German and its origin is Hebrew. Biblical name: The name is of obscure origin; it could also be of Babylonian origin. It was borne in the Bible by a Mesopotamian king and great-grandson of Noah; he was described as 'a mighty hunter before the Lord'.

Nimrod is an uncommon baby boy name. It is not listed within the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Nimrod include the name Nardo (Spanish) and the name Nard.

KEY: English pronunciation for Nimrod: N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


 
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Meaning of Nimrod