THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Jethro
Jethro is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Jethro Dionisio, Jethro Publico. This snapshot links the name to 2 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
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English
- /ˈd͡ʒɛθɹəʊ/Received-Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɛθɹoʊ/General-American
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
From Middle English Jethro, from Old English Iethrō, from Latin Iethrō, from Biblical Hebrew יִתְרוֹ (yitró).
A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
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People with the name Jethro
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Jethro Dionisio
Filipino sport shooter
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
2
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Jethro Dionisio, Jethro Publico
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Jethro in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Jethro
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Jelito·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Jenito·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Jeron·Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Jerry♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Jesha·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Jesry·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Jet♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Jetmar·Recorded Philippine given-name form
What rhymes with Jethro?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Explore Jethro further
Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q13415686 — Jethro (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Jethro Dionisio (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q13415686 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Jethro Publico (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q13415686 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Jethro (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.