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Jehovah

Form of Yahweh used in older translations of the Bible, produced by blending the letters of the Tetragrammaton with the vowels from Adonai.

PronunciationEnglish /d͡ʒɪ.ˈhoʊ.və/
Usage languagesTheology
US rank (2022)#12,330

Meaning and history

Jehovah is a form of Yahweh found in older Bible translations, created by combining the consonants of the Tetragrammaton with the vowels of Adonai.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20032003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 5 births, rank #12,055
2007: no US SSA record for this spelling
20082008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: no US SSA record for this spelling
20132013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: 7 births, rank #9,664
2017: no US SSA record for this spelling
20182018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
2020: no US SSA record for this spelling
2021: no US SSA record for this spelling
20222022: 5 births, rank #12,330

In 2022, 5 babies were recorded with the name Jehovah, ranking #12,330 among boys.

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