Jethro
Jethro is a male given name meaning "overflow". It is derived from the Hebrew word Yithrô.
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "more than enough; overflow" |
| Region of origin | English-speaking world, Jewish given name |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Hebrew: Yithrô (Yiṯrô, Yisrô, Yisroy) Italian: Ietro; French: Jéthro; Dutch: Jetro, Jeter; Russian: Иофор Iofor (Yofor, Jofor); Arabic: شعيب Shu‘ayb, Sho‘ayb, Shu'aib; Turkish: Şuayb |
People named Jethro
- Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (1920–1989), mandolin player in satirical country music duo Homer and Jethro
- Jethro Franklin (1965-), American football coach
- Jethro Pugh (1944-), American football player
- Jethro Justinian Harris Teall (1849-1924), British geologist
- Jethro Tull (agriculturist) (1674–1741), British agricultural pioneer
- Jethro Sumner (1733–1785), officers in the American Continental Army
- Jetro Willems (1994-), Dutch footballer
In sacred texts
- Jethro (Bible), the father-in-law of Moses
- parashath Yithro
- Jethro in rabbinic literature
- Shuaib (Jethro in Islam)
Fictional characters
- Jethro, a character in the game GTA:San Andreas
- Jethro (Jerom in the original version), a character in the Belgian comic book series Spike and Suzy.
- Jethro Bodine, a character in the American situation comedy TV series The Beverly Hillbillies
- Albert Jethro 'A.J.' Chegwidden, a character in JAG
- Jethro Creighton, a character in the novel Across Five Aprils
- Jethro Cane, a character in the Doctor Who episode Midnight
- Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a character in NCIS
- Jethro Q. Walrustitty, a character in the Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch "Election Night Special"
- Jethro West, a character in Outrageous Fortune
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See also
- Jethro Tull (band), a mainly 20th-century multiple gold-and-platinum record-releasing British rock group named after the agriculturalist
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