Variant spelling of Jeremiah, from Hebrew Yirmeyahu meaning 'God will uplift' or 'appointed by God.'
Jeremih is an alternate spelling of Jeremiah, one of the great prophetic names of the Hebrew Bible. The name comes from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, meaning "God will uplift," "God will exalt," or alternatively "appointed by God" — interpretations that have been debated by Biblical scholars for centuries. Jeremiah was the weeping prophet, the reluctant oracle who spent his ministry warning Jerusalem of impending disaster, watching those warnings go unheeded, and lamenting the destruction that followed.
The Book of Jeremiah and the Book of Lamentations together represent some of the most emotionally raw texts in the Biblical canon, and the prophet's name entered Western languages carrying that weight of calling and sorrow. For much of Christian and Jewish history, Jeremiah was a solemn name for solemn purposes — given to ministers, theologians, and firstborn sons in households that took Scripture literally. In American history it appeared consistently through the colonial and revolutionary periods, carried by figures in law, clergy, and politics.
The variant spelling Jeremih strips away some of that institutional gravity while retaining the sound and heritage, making it feel more personal and contemporary without severing the root. The spelling gained particular cultural visibility through the R&B artist Jeremih (born Jeremy Phillip Felton), whose stage name — with its distinctive dropped final "a" — appeared on Billboard charts through the 2010s. His success gave the spelling a creative, musical association that distinguished it from its more traditional form. Today, Jeremih appeals to families who want the Biblical depth of Jeremiah with a spelling that feels individual — a name that honors the ancient prophet while belonging unmistakably to the present.