Names like Japheth

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Jonah

From the Hebrew יוֹנָה (yônâh, “dove”). Doublet of Jonas.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends H

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Joseph

From Middle English Ioseph, ultimately from Biblical Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yoséf, literally “(God) shall add”); a son of Jacob. Doublet of Yusuf. Noun sense 1 (“one whose chastity is…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends H

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Josiah

From Biblical Hebrew יֹאשִׁיָּה (yōšiyyā), יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ (yōšiyyā́hū).

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends H

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Judah

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yehudá). Doublet of Judas and Yehuda.

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends H

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Judith

Ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדִית (Y'hudít, “woman from Judea, Jewess”). Doublet of Yehudit. From Hebrew יְהוּדִית (Y'hudít, “woman from Judea, Jewess”). From Latin Judith,…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends H

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Ádhamh

From Old Irish Ádam, from Latin Ādām, Ādāmus, from Ancient Greek Ἀδάμ, Ἄδαμος (Adám, Ádamos), from Biblical Hebrew אָדָם (ʾāḏām, “person, human”), from אֲדָמָה (ʾăḏāmâ, “earth,…

Gender: masculine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends H

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