Jethro is a male given name meaning "Friend of God". It is derived from the Hebrew word Yithrô.

Jethro
GenderMale
Origin
Meaning"Friend of God”
Region of originEnglish-speaking world, Jewish given name
Other names
Related namesHebrew: 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

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Fictional characters

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See also

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  • Jethro Tull (band), a mainly 20th-century multiple gold-and-platinum record-releasing British rock group named after the agriculturalist