Name Shemariah Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Biblical, Medieval Jewish, English (American, Rare) Scripts שְׁמַרְיָ֖ה(Hebrew) Other Forms FormsShamariah, Shemaryahu Edit Status Status Meaning & History Means "God has kept" or "guarded by God" from שָׁמַר (shamar) "to guard, to keep, to watch" and יָה (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This is the name of four men in the Old Testament, including a son of King Rehoboam and his wife Mahalath.