Messiah: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Messiah – Meaning: anointed one; a savior or liberator – Origin: Hebrew – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: muh-SY-uh


Messiah is a Hebrew boy's name meaning “anointed one; a savior or liberator”. It appears in our list of 100+ *Best* Boy Names That Start With M.

Meaning & Origin of Messiah

Meaning: Anointed one; a savior or liberator.

Origin: Hebrew.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Messiah

Phonetic: muh-SY-uh   IPA: /məˈsaɪə/

Popularity of Messiah

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1973–2024.

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