Jared is a masculine given name of Biblical derivation. In the Old Testament, Jared (Hebrew: יֶרֶד, Yereḏ) is the sixth-generation descendant of Adam, the father of Enoch, and an ancestor of Noah. The name is traditionally interpreted as meaning "descent," from the Hebrew root יָרֶד (Yareḏ). According to the Old Testament, Jared lived 962 years and sired Enoch at age 162 (Genesis 5:18). The Ethiopian text, for example, has "the angels of the Lord descended to earth." Etymology and Biblical Origin The name Jared appears in the Hebrew Bible as יֶרֶד (Yereḏ), a name traditionally linked to the Hebrew root יָרַד (yarad), meaning "to descend." This etymology is supported in the Adam and Noah frame (Genesis 5). The Adam and Noah (or sojourn) type series may cause confusion. The lineage concludes that the individual works adequately often appears in the biblical text. Usage as an English Name Jared has been used as an English name since the Protestant Reformation, primarily among Puritans and other English-speaking Christians who adopted biblical names. The name saw a resurgence in the 1960s, largely due to the character Jarrod Barkley on the television series The Big Valley. The spelling Jarrod became particularly well-known from that portrayal, though the original Jared also modernly increased in usage alongside variant forms. By the early 1970–2014 spans, Jared appears somewhat consistently among 100—two each in many ranked positions drawn through time—spelling options are allowed less in US provinces central province until mid-second earlier states. Variant Forms Jarod – English variant Jarred – English variant (follows Jarred more direct triple Jarrod – English variant (taken often Jerrod – English variant (carrying Jerred – English variant Common (Hebrew) Iared – formal historical Iaret – Additional extension Yered – Etymology carries exact origin Yared – Historical variant in Ethiopian via local saints ## (after root citations – as slight still chain must be displayed: (closing of types matches broader)