At a Glance
- Meaning
- Man of the javelin (or 'man of Shelah'); the reading 'his death shall bring' is a traditional folk interpretation
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- muh-THOO-zuh-luh
Methuselah is a Hebrew boy's name meaning “Man of the javelin (or 'man of Shelah'); the reading 'his death shall bring' is a traditional folk interpretation”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Methuselah
Meaning: Man of the javelin (or 'man of Shelah'); the reading 'his death shall bring' is a traditional folk interpretation.
Origin: Hebrew.
How to Pronounce Methuselah
muh-THOO-zuh-luhIPA /məˈθuːzələ/
Popularity of Methuselah
Methuselah doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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Similar Names
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