Jared

English Alternative forms en given name Jarred Jarrod Etymology From en la Iared, from en grc Ἰαρέδ, from en hbo יֶרֶד yéred. Often explained as deriving from the root he י־ר־ד y-r-d, which forms words relating to descending (see Jordan and ירדן for more); some interpret the Book of Enoch as suggesting that the Jared in the Bible was so named because it was in his time that two hundred angels descended from Heaven to Mount Hermon. Alternatively, sometimes explained as deriving from the root he ר־ד־ה r-d-, which forms words relating to ruling. Pronunciation en /ˈd͡ʒæɹəd/ en /ˈd͡ʒɪɚɪd/ en Ja red Proper noun ~ en male Hebrew of Biblical origin; rare in the English-speaking world until the 1960s. en Katie Hunt New evidence upends contentious Easter Island theory, scientists say w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/14/science/ancient-dna-easter-island-collapse 2024-09-14 Some experts, such as geographer Jared Diamond in his 2005 book, “Collapse,” used Easter Island as a cautionary tale of how the exploitation of limited resources can result in catastrophic population decline, ecological devastation and the destruction of a society through infighting. https://web.archive.org/web/20251204120700/https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/14/science/ancient-dna-easter-island-collapse 4 December 2025 en Q927410en biblical character A man mentioned in the Book of Genesis, a descendant of Adam and of Seth, the father of Enoch, an ancestor of Noah. Genesis 5 19 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: en Mormonism The ancestor of the Jaredites in the Book of Mormon. Derived terms en Javanka Translations the biblical descendant of Adam Bulgarian: bg Я́ред m French: fr Jéred m Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Ἰάρεδος Gujarati: gu યારેદ m Hindi: hi येरेद m Macedonian: mk Јаред m Norwegian: no Jæred m Portuguese: pt Jarede m Russian: ru Иаред m Vietnamese: vi Giê-rệt, vi Gia-rết Anagrams en adejr dajre