"Variant of Japheth"
The name Jafeth is commonly a male name from the "Hebrew" origin.
Jafeth is a spelling of the biblical name Japheth, given in the Book of Genesis to one of the sons of Noah. The Greek form of the name is Iapheth and the Latin Vulgate reads Iapheth, both ending in -th; Jafeth matches that shape with the initial vowel dropped and J written for I. Spellings such as Jafet and Yafet are also used in European languages.
Japheth means "God will enlarge, bless. Other interpretations: Beauty, youthfulness.".
The pronunciation of Jafeth is JAY-feth.
