Jared

Jared is a popular first name (personal name) in many English-speaking nations, including the United States. The name Jared is derived from the Old Testament of the Bible, where it appears in the Book of Genesis (Gen. 5:15-20). The biblical Jared was the son of Mahalalel and the father of Enoch. The word is of archaic Hebrew origin, meaning "the descendant".

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Jared is also the name of the spokesperson (Jared Fogle) for the Subway Restaurants chain of sandwich shops, generally referred to in television commercials as "Jared from Subway".