Uriah Explained

Uriah
Gender:	Male
Meaning:	"my light is Yahweh", "flame of God"
Origin:	Hebrew

Uriah or Uriyah is a Hebrew given name. It may refer to:

People

In the Bible

• Uriah the Hittite, a soldier in King David's army in the Books of Samuel
• Uriah (Book of Kings), a priest under Ahaz in the Books of Kings
• Uriah (prophet), a prophet murdered by Jehoiakim in the Book of Jeremiah
• Uriah, a priest and the father of Meremoth in the Book of Ezra (8:33) and Book of Nehemiah (3:4, 21)
• Uriah, a priest whom God offers to call as a witness in the Book of Isaiah (8:2)

Other people

• Uriah F. Abshier (1849-1934), American politician and businessman
• Uriah Asante (1992–2016), Ghanaian footballer
• Uriah Duffy (born 1975), American bassist
• Urijah Faber (born 1979), American mixed martial arts fighter
• Uriah Hall (born 1984), Jamaican mixed martial arts fighter
• Uriah P. Levy (1792–1862), American naval commander
• Uriah Hunt Painter (1837–1900), American journalist
• Uriah Rennie (born 1959), English football referee
• U. M. Rose (1834–1913), American lawyer
• Uriah Smith (1832–1903) American photographer
• Uriah Smith Stephens (1821–1882), American labor leader
• Uriah Tracy (1755–1807), American politician

Other uses

• Uriah, Alabama, unincorporated community, United States
• Uriah Heep, fictional character in the 1850 novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
• Uriah Heep (band), British rock band
• Uriah Pedrad, fictional character of the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth
• Uriah, a supporting character in