Jeremiah

Jeremiah is a male given name meaning " loosens", or " will raise", or "God is high", and having its origin in ancient Hebrew. Jeremias is a form that it takes in some Romance languages. Jeremiah is sometimes an anglicised form of the Irish Diarmaid, while "Jeremy" is the anglicized of "Jeremiah" in the English language. The name takes its popularity from the Hebrew prophet Jeremiah. Those bearing the name include: Politicians Jeremiah S. Bacon (1858-1939), American politician Jeremiah Beveridge (1862–1927), American historian and politician Jeremiah S. Black (1810–1883), American judge and politician Jeremiah Gates Brainard (c. 1759–1830), Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court Jeremiah Brown (politician) (1785–1858), American politician Jeremiah Clemens (1814–1865), American novelist and politician Jeremiah Jones Colbath (1812–1875), American politician Jeremiah Denton (1924–2014), US Senator and naval officer Jeremiah Koung, Liberian politician Jeremiah T. Mahoney (1878–1970), American judge Jeremiah Mason (1768–1848), American politician Jeremiah Morrow (1771–1852), American politician Jeremiah Nelson (1769–1838), American politician Jeremiah O'Brien (Maine politician) (1778–1858), American politician Jeremiah O'Donovan "Rossa" (1831–1915), Fenian conspirator Jeremiah McLain Rusk (1830–1893), American politician Jeremiah Wadsworth (1743–1804), American merchant and politician