Japheth is a ♂ male name.
Origin of Japheth
Japheth is a biblical name of Hebrew origin. In the bible, Japheth is one of the three sons of Noah, along with Shem and Ham.
Meaning of Japheth
The name Japheth 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 Japheth
Variants of the name Japheth
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Names Boy names Names with J Boy names with JName Statistic: Japheth is ranked #3324 overall ↓↓ -403
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- 🇪🇸 Spain: 1274 ↓↓ -975
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 1618 ↑↑ 12309
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 1747 ↓↓ -167
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 1921 ↑↑ 9567
- 🇫🇷 France: 2555 ↓↓ -1746
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 2861 ↓↓ -573
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 2930 ↑↑ 3660
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 3752 ↑↑ 10200
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 3829 ↑↑ 2907
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 4074 ↓↓ -2316
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 4572 ↑↑ 627
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 4599 ↓↓ -3498
- 🇦🇹 Austria: 4894 ↑↑ 9072
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 4977 ↓↓ -2012
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 5996 ↓↓ -5068
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 6598 ↑↑ 528
- 🇫🇮 Finland: 13296 ↓↓ -12298
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 14260 ↓↓ -13507
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