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Meaning, origin and etymology of the name Jared


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Jared Jared

Jared is generation number six in the line from Seth, the third son of Adam and Eve.

The name Jared comes from yarad (yarad 909) meaning go down, descend, decline, march down, bring down, pour out. Derivatives are the obvious nouns like descent, slope, but also Jordan.

The name Jared means Descent.



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