Jephthah Forename

113,241st
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,847 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Jephthah Forename Definition:

A male name. Hebrew 'an opposer’. Occasionally used by English Puritans.

Jephthah Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
100%
1,7601:100,8895,678
Ghana
100%
1,5731:17,1561,373
Malawi
100%
2541:67,3714,127
United States
100%
591:6,144,69571,999
Philippines
91%
 
511:2,078,61745,874
Jamaica-391:73,9293,585
Kenya-211:2,205,10020,622
Uganda
100%
171:2,409,23129,243
England
100%
141:3,971,63739,412
Zambia-71:2,264,97121,963
Canada
100%
71:4,733,33948,640
India
100%
71:173,553,9961,904,752
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
61:226,90311,844
Malaysia
100%
51:6,089,988140,568
Cameroon-41:5,402,62668,032
Guyana-41:190,81611,826
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Tanzania
100%
21:26,394,16073,301
Northern Ireland-21:921,5733,058
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Germany-11:96,677,87695,912
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206

Jephthah (709) may also be a surname.

Jephthah Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Hebrew 'an opposer’. Occasionally used by English Puritans.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Jef'-thah, he that opens. Judge of Israel, and successor to Jair. He was a native of Mizpeh, son of a harlot and one Gilead. Judges xi. 1, 2, &c.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: he will open.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

A Hebrew name, meaning: God sets free. A judge of Israel who sacrificed his only daughter in fulfillment of his vow to offer up whatever came forth to meet him should he return victorious.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Jephthah Forename Popularity

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