Gender Masculine
Scripts יָרֶד(Ancient Hebrew) ያሬድ(Amharic)

Meaning & History

Hebrew form of Jared. This form is also used in Ethiopia. It was borne by a semi-legendary 6th-century Ethiopian musician who is considered a saint in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

Related Names

VariantYered(Biblical Hebrew)
Other Languages & CulturesJared(Biblical) Iared, Iaret(Biblical Greek) Iared(Biblical Latin) Jared, Jarod, Jarred, Jarrod, Jerred, Jerrod(English)

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Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h3382, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h3382.
Entry updated October 6, 2024