Uriah

Uriah or Urijah ( Hebrew אוּרִיָּה, Ivrit Uriyya, Tiberianisch Ûriyyāh ʾ ) is a male first name and the name of several men in the Tanach, the Hebrew Bible. Literally it means The Lord is my light.

Well-known bearers of the name

  • Alexander Uriah Boscovich (1907-1964), Israeli music teacher and composer
  • Uriah Smith Stephens (1821-1882), American union leaders
  • Uriah Tracy (1755-1807), American politician

Others

Uriah Heep is the name of a fictional character from Charles Dickens' David Copperfield. According to this figure, the rock band Uriah Heep named.

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