Jerusalem - Meaning of Jerusalem

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Jerusalem

[ 4 syll. je-ru-sa-lem, jer-usal-em ] The baby girl name Jerusalem is pronounced as JHerUWSAHLAHM †. The origin of Jerusalem is the Hebrew language. The name's meaning is peaceful place.

The Spanish Jerusalén, the name Yerusalem, the name Yerushalaim, and the name Yerushalayim are variant forms of Jerusalem.

Another variant form of Jerusalem is the contraction Jeru.

Jerusalem is an unusual baby name for girls. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Jerusalem include the English name Gerilyn and the English name Gerilynn.

† English pronunciation for Jerusalem: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; UW as in "two (T.UW)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"