# Uriah

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /jʊəˈɹaɪə/ · frequency rank #49,127

## Definitions
1. Any of a number of Old Testament men.
2. Any of a number of Old Testament men.
3. A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.

## Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew אוּרִיָּה ('ūriyyā, literally “God is my light”).

## Easily confused with
- **Utah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uriah-vs-utah)
- **uric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uriah-vs-uric)
- **urine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uriah-vs-urine)
- **Uribe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uriah-vs-uribe)
- **Uriel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uriah-vs-uriel)
- **urinal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uriah-vs-urinal)
- **Uri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/uri-vs-uriah)
- **urea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/urea-vs-uriah)
- **Ural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ural-vs-uriah)
- **urban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/urban-vs-uriah)
- **Ulrich** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ulrich-vs-uriah)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ruiah`, `uirah`, `uraih`, `uriahh`, `uriha`, `urriah`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/uriah