Jubilee

[ˈdʒuːbɪli]

Meaning

English word for a celebration, commemoration, or anniversary

Background Story

Jubilee is recorded as a given name in English, as both a feminine and a masculine name, in user-submitted entries. The word comes from the Hebrew Bible, where it first concerned a recurring religious observance involving a set number of years that notably involved freeing of debt slaves. It is also a term used in Roman Catholicism for special years, and it entered English through translation of the Bible together with the customary celebration of a reign. Since at least the 19th century it has regularly denoted the celebrations associated with the reign of monarchs after a milestone number of years have passed.

Temperament

Happy

Gender

Unisex

Language

English

Name Start With

J

Letter Count

7 Letters