Nimrod

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Scripts נִמְרֹד(Ancient Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈnɪm.ˌɹɑd/(American English) /ˈnɪm.ˌɹɒd/(British English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Meaning unknown, possibly of Akkadian origin or possibly meaning "rebel" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Nimrod is a renowned hunter, the great-grandson of Noah. He was the founder of Babylon.

Due to the biblical character, this name was adopted as an English-language vocabulary word meaning "hunter". In American English it acquired a further meaning of "fool", after the oafish character Elmer Fudd (a hunter) was called such by Daffy Duck in a 1948 short cartoon.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesNebrod(Biblical Greek) Nimród(Hungarian)
Same SpellingNimród

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   devious   strong   rough   strange   comedic  

Categories

album titles, archers, Genshin Impact characters, hunters, isograms, rebels, television, uncertain etymology

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h5248, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h5248.
Entry updated December 1, 2024