Nehemiyah

Nehemiyah Meaning & Origin

About Nehemiyah
The name "Nehemiyah" is of Hebrew origin and is derived from the Hebrew name "Nehemiah." It is composed of two elements: "nechemah," meaning "comfort" or "consolation," and "Yah," a shortened form of the divine name of God. Therefore, the name Nehemiyah can be interpreted as "comforted by Yah" or "Yahweh has comforted."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Nehemiyah are male.

Nehemiyah Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -16.67% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
NHM
🗽 NYSIIS
NANA
🔊 Soundex
N050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
N EH2 HH AH0 M IY1 AH0 W AH0
🌐 IPA
/nehemiyah*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('NHM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
N500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Nehemiyah in Braille

Here's how to represent Nehemiyah in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Nehemiyah in braille

How to Spell the Name Nehemiyah in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Nehemiyah using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Nehemiyah in sign language

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