Meaning: Its source is Yirmeyahu, a Hebrew name meaning "Exalted by God."

Nickname For: Jeremiah

Narrative: So bitter and tempestuous were the moral exhortations of the Jewish prophet Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah in English) that any communication similarly laden with condemnation and predictions of doom has come to be called a ''jeremiad'' in his honor.

Curiously, none of this fire and brimstone descended upon Jeremy; it evolved from the prophet's name without picking up any of its stormy associations.

Meaning: Its source is a Greek expression meaning "Great."

Popularity: The name Miah ranked 969th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics.

Narrative: For English, Spanish and Russian speakers, it is derived from a Greek expression meaning ''Great.''

For Hindi speakers it is derived from a Sanskrit expression meaning ''Dream, illusion or illusory energy.''