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Methuselah
Say it: meh-THOO-zuh-luh
Meaning
Uncertain. Usually read as 'man of the javelin' or 'man of Shelah', but neither is settled.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Found very occasionally in Puritan and 18th-century records.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Methusaleh
| French | Mathusalem |
|---|---|
| Spanish | Matusalén |
| Italian | Matusalemme |
| German | Methusalem |
| Hebrew | Metushelah |
Famous bearers
- Methuselah, said in Genesis to have lived 969 years
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
- Puritan church and town records of England and New England
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