This is the Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Uriah, most famously borne by the Hittite warrior whose wife Bathsheba was taken by King David. Matthew includes him in Jesus' genealogy, one of the few names mentioned alongside a moral scandal. The name itself means 'YHWH is my light,' an ironic echo given how David's sin cast darkness over Uriah's household. The genealogy doesn't hide the sordid history but integrates it, showing that Messiah's lineage includes sinners and victims alike.