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.