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Neemia

Quick answerThe name 'Neemia' is the Italian, Finnish, and Romanian form of the Hebrew name 'Nehemiah', meaning "Yahweh has comforted" or "comfort of the Lord," derived from the Hebrew roots *nacham* (to comfort) and *Yah* (God).

Latin · Boy · 2 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#4,271
TrendRising ↑
Peak year2022
Syllables2
OriginLatin
LanguageHebrew
CultureJewish
ReligionJudaism
Letters6
Numerology11 Chaldean 3
Global rank#596

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Neemia

The name 'Neemia' is the Italian, Finnish, and Romanian form of the Hebrew name 'Nehemiah', meaning "Yahweh has comforted" or "comfort of the Lord," derived from the Hebrew roots *nacham* (to comfort) and *Yah* (God).

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Etymology

The name 'Neemia' is the Italian, Finnish, and Romanian form of the Hebrew name 'Nehemiah', meaning "Yahweh has comforted" or "comfort of the Lord," derived from the Hebrew roots *nacham* (to comfort) and *Yah* (God). It is primarily used in Christian and Jewish cultures, notably referring to Nehemiah, the 5th-century BCE Jewish leader who rebuilt Jerusalem's walls as recorded in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.

Neemia currently ranks #4,271 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2022.

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