Jethro is a male given name meaning "excellence". It is derived from the Hebrew word Yithrô.
Notable people named Jethro
Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (1920–1989), American mandolin player in satirical country music duo Homer and Jethro Jethro Franklin (born 1965), American football coach Jethro J. McCullough (1810–1878), American politician and businessman Jethro Pugh (1944–2015), American football player Jethro Rostedt (born 1976), Finnish real estate agent and businessman Jethro Justinian Harris Teall (1849–1924), British geologist Jethro Tull (agriculturist) (1674–1741), British agricultural pioneer Jethro Sumner (1733–1785), officer in the American Continental Army Jetro Willems (born 1994), Dutch footballer Jethro (comedian) (1948–2021), British stand-up comedian, born Geoffrey Rowe
In sacred texts Jethro (biblical figure), the father-in-law of Moses Yitro (parsha) Jethro in rabbinic literature Shuaib (Jethro in Islam)
Fictional characters Jethro, a character in OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Jethro, a character in the game GTA: San Andreas Jethro (Jerom in the original version), a character in the Belgian comic book series Spike and Suzy Jethro Bodine, a character in the American sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies Albert Jethro 'A.J.' Chegwidden, a character in JAG Jethro Creighton, a character in the novel Across Five Aprils Jethro Cane, a character in the Doctor Who episode "Midnight" Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a character in NCIS Jethro Q. Walrustitty, a character in the Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch "Election Night Special" Jethro West, a character in Outrageous Fortune Jethro, a character in Micro Machines V3 Jethro "Jet" Bradley, a character in the video game Tron 2.0 Jethro Jefferson, a character in the Discworld novel Snuff
See also Jethro Tull (band), a mainly 20th-century multiple gold-and-platinum record-releasing British rock group named after the agriculturalist