Uriah

Uriah as a name

Uriah is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is my light” or “my light is Yahweh”. In the Bible, Uriah was a soldier in King David’s army who was killed in battle. The name has been used in various cultures and languages, and has sometimes been spelled or pronounced differently, such as Urias or Uria. Some notable people with the name Uriah include Uriah Heep, a fictional character in Charles Dickens’ novel “David Copperfield”, and Uriah Rennie, a former English football referee.