Jafeth is a ♂ male name.
Origin of Jafeth
Jafeth is a variant of the biblical name Japheth and is of Hebrew origin. In the bible, he is one of the three sons of Noah, along with Shem and Ham.
Meaning of Jafeth
The name Jafeth means “enlarged”, “opened” or “he (God) extends” (from Hebrew “פתה/pāṯâ” = to be spacious/open/wide), but as well “beautiful” (from Hebrew “yafé/יָפֶה”).
Pronunciation of Jafeth
Alternate spelling of Jafeth
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Names Boy's name Names with J Boy names with JName Statistic: Jafeth is ranked #2729 overall ↑↑ 1335
- 🇦🇹 Austria: 7844 ↑↑ 6007
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 3950 ↑↑ 9860
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 7033 ↑ 2
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 1870 ↓↓ -1530
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 3675 ↓ -71
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 5249 ↑↑ 937
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 10162 ↓↓ -223
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 1050 ↓↓ -963
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 12704 ↓↓ -11758
- 🇫🇷 France: 2007 ↓↓ -1382
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 4710 ↓↓ -1781
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 1333 ↑↑ 9887
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 3464 ↑↑ 3252
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 4426 ↓↓ -1802
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 13686 ↓↓ -12970
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 3005 ↓↓ -2377
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 2653 ↓↓ -643
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 1551 ↑↑ 12118
- 🇺🇸 United States: 1078 ↓↓ -336
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