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Jethro
Say it: JETH-roh
Meaning
Hebrew Yitro, usually read as 'abundance, excellence'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Used in England and America from the 17th to 19th centuries.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 3,344 babies given this name since 1893
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 11,600 boys
- 137 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The Biblical WorldAbout 1200 BC to AD 100
- The Colonial Americas1500 to 1800
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
| French | Jéthro |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Jetró |
| Italian | Ietro |
| German | Jitro |
| Hebrew | Yitro |
Famous bearers
- Jethro, father-in-law of Moses
- Jethro Tull, 18th-century English agriculturalist
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Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Puritan church and town records of England and New England
- Parish baptism registers
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.