Etymology tree Biblical Hebrew הֵרִים Biblical Hebrew ־יהו Biblical Hebrew ירמיהlbor. Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías)lbor. Latin Jērē̆mī̆āslbor. English Jeremiah Learned borrowing from Latin Jeremias, from Ancient Greek Ἰερεμίας (Ieremías), from Hebrew יִרְמְיָה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”, literally “Yahweh exalt”). Doublet of Jeremias.