AARON m English, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek

From the Hebrew name '( Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin... [more]
ABADDON m Biblical
Means "ruin, destruction" in Hebrew. In Revelation in the New Testament this is another name of the angel of the abyss.
ABEDNEGO m Biblical
Means "servant of Nebo" in Akkadian, Nebo being the Babylonian god of wisdom. In the Old Testament Abednego is the Babylonian name given to Azariah, one of the three
men cast into a blazing furnace but saved from harm by God, as told in the Book of Daniel.
ABEL m English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name ( Hevel) or ( Havel) which meant "breath"... [more]
ABIAH m & f Biblical
Variant of ABIJAH which also appears in the English Bible.
ABIDAN m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Means "my father is judge" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is a Benjamite prince.
ABIEL m Biblical
Means "God is my father" in Hebrew. This was the name of the grandfather of Saul in the Old Testament.
ABIGAIL f English, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name '( Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy"... [more]
ABIHU m Biblical
Means "he is my father" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Aaron in the Old Testament. He and his brother Nadab were killed by God because they presented him with
unauthorized fire.
ABIJAH m & f Biblical
Means "my father is YAHWEH" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of several characters, both male and female, including the second king of Judah.
ABILENE f Biblical
From a place name mentioned briefly in the New Testament. It possibly means "grass" in Hebrew.
ABIMAEL m Biblical
Means "my father is God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is listed as a descendant of Shem.
ABIMELECH m Biblical
Means "my father is king" in Hebrew. This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament including a king of Gerar who takes Abraham's wife Sarah, but is forced by
God to give her back.
ABIRAM m Biblical
Means "my father is exalted" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Abiram is swallowed by an earthquake after rebelling against the leadership of Moses.
ABISHAG f Biblical
Means "my father strays" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is a young woman who tends King David in his old age.
ABISHAI m Biblical
Means "my father is a gift" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is one of King David's heroes.
ABITAL f Biblical
Means "my father is the night dew" in Hebrew. She is the fifth wife of David in the Old Testament.
ABNER m English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Means "my father is a light" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Abner was a cousin of Saul and the commander of his army. After he killed Asahel he was himself slain by
Asahel's brother Joab... [more]
ABRAHAM m English, Hebrew, Spanish, French, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of ABRAM (1) and ( hamon) "many, multitude"... [more]
ABRAM (1) m English, Biblical
Means "high father" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament God changed Abram's name to Abraham (see Genesis 17:5).
ABSALOM m Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name '( Avshalom) which meant "my father is peace"... [more]
ACHAICUS m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of the Greek name (Achaikos), which referred to the region in Greece called (Achaia), situated on the northern coast of the Peloponnese... [more]
ACHAN m Biblical
Possibly a variation of the Hebrew word '( akhar) meaning "trouble"... [more]
ACHIM (2) m Biblical
Possibly means "he will establish" in Hebrew. In the New Testament this name is listed as an ancestor of Jesus.
ADAH f Biblical
Means "adornment" in Hebrew. This was the name of the wives of both Lamech and Esau in the Old Testament.
ADALIA m Biblical
Possibly means "YAHWEH is just" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Haman.
ADAM m English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian,
Hebrew, Arabic, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew '( adam) meaning "to be red", referring to the ruddy colour of human skin, or from Akkadian
adamu meaning "to make"... [more]
ADINA (1) m & f Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Hebrew
From Hebrew '( adina') meaning "slender, delicate"... [more]
ADINO m Biblical
Means "ornament" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of King David's mighty men.
ADLAI m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Contracted form of ADALIA. This is the name of the father of one of King David's herdsmen in the Old Testament.
ADONIJAH m Biblical
Means "my lord is YAHWEH" in Hebrew. This is the name of one of King David's sons in the Old Testament... [more]
ADONIRAM m Biblical
Means "my lord is exalted" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of an overseer of tribute under the kings David, Solomon and Rehoboam... [more]
AGRIPPA m & f Ancient Roman, Biblical
Roman cognomen of unknown meaning, possibly from Greek (agrios) "wild" and (hippos) "horse" or possibly of Etruscan origin... [more]
AHAB m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Means "uncle", from Hebrew '( ach) "brother" and '( av) "father"... [more]
AHINOAM f Biblical
Means "my brother is pleasant" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of wives of both Saul and David.
ALEXANDER m English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Hungarian, Slovak, Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology
(Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek (alexo) "to defend, help" and (aner) "man" (genitive
)... [more]
ALLON m Biblical
Means "oak" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.
ALPHAEUS m Biblical, Biblical Latin
From (Alphaios), the Greek form of a Hebrew name that meant "changing"... [more]
ALVAH m Biblical
Means "his highness" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned in the Old Testament as belonging to a descendant of Esau.
AMAL (2) m Biblical
Means "work" in Hebrew. This was the name of an Asherite in the Old Testament.
AMARIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has said" in Hebrew. This was the name of several Old Testament characters.
AMI (1) m Biblical
Means "trustworthy, reliable" in Hebrew. This was the name of a servant of King Solomon in the Old Testament.
AMITTAI m Biblical
Means "my truth" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the father of the prophet Jonah.
AMMIEL m Biblical
Means "God is my kinsman" in Hebrew. This is the name of one of the spies sent out by Moses in the Old Testament.
AMNON m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Means "faithful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the eldest son of King David. He was killed by his brother Absalom in revenge for the rape of his sister
Tamar.
AMOS m English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Means "carried" in Hebrew. Amos is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Amos, which speaks against greed, corruption and
oppression of the poor... [more]
AMRAM m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Hebrew
Means "exalted nation" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Amram is the father of Moses.
ANAH f & m Biblical
Means "answer" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this name belongs to one female character and two male characters.
ANAIAH m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "YAHWEH answers" in Hebrew. This was the name of a minor character in the Old Testament.
ANAN (2) m Biblical
Means "cloud" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned very briefly in the Old Testament.
ANANI m Biblical
Means "my cloud" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned in the Old Testament as belonging to a descendant of King David.
ANANIAS m Biblical, Biblical Latin
From (Hananias), the Greek form of HANANIAH... [more]
ANATH (1) m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Means "answer" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the father of Shamgar.
ANDREW m English, Biblical
English form of the Greek name (Andreas), which was derived from (andreios) "manly, masculine", a derivative of (aner) "man"... [more]
ANNA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech,
Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Faroese, Catalan, Occitan, Breton, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Channah (see HANNAH) used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament. Many later Old Testament translations, including the English, use the Hannah spelling instead of
Anna... [more]
ANNAS m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Contracted form of ANANIAS. This was the name of one of the high priests of the Jews in the New Testament.
APPHIA f Biblical
Greek form of a Hebrew name which possibly meant "increasing". This is a name mentioned in Paul's epistle to Philemon in the New Testament.
AQUILA m & f Biblical, Ancient Roman
From a Roman cognomen which meant "eagle" in Latin. In Acts in the New Testament Paul lives with Aquila and his wife Priscilla (or Prisca) for a time.
ARAN (2) m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "wild goat" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Dishan in the Old Testament.
ARCHELAUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical
Latinized form of the Greek name (Archelaos), which meant "master of the people" from (archos) "master" and (laos) "people"... [more]
ARELI m Biblical
Means "lion of God, hero" in Hebrew. This was the name of a son of Gad in the Old Testament.
ARETAS m Biblical
Greek form of an Aramaic name, of unknown meaning. This was the name of four Nabataean kings of Petra in Jordan, including the first king (2nd century BC). King Aretas IV
is mentioned briefly in the New Testament.
ARIDAI m Biblical
Meaning unknown, possibly of Persian origin. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the ten sons of Haman killed by the Jews.
ARIEH m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "lion" in Hebrew. This was the name of an officer of king Pekahiah in the Old Testament.
ARIEL m & f Hebrew, English, French, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament it is used as another name for the city of Jerusalem. Shakespeare used it as the name of a spirit in his play 'The Tempest'
(1611), and one of the moons of Uranus bears this name in his honour... [more]
ARTAXERXES m Ancient Persian (Hellenized), History, Biblical
Greek form of the Persian name Artakhshathra meaning "righteous ruler". This was the name of several Achaemenid Persian rulers. It was also borne by the founder of the
Sassanid Empire, usually known by the Middle Persian form Ardashir.
ASA m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Possibly means "healer" in Hebrew. This name was borne by the third king of Judah, as told in the Old Testament.
ASAPH m Biblical
Means "collector" in Hebrew. This name belongs to several minor characters in the Old Testament.
ASENATH f Biblical
Means "devoted to the goddess NEITH" in Ancient Egyptian. In the Old Testament this is the name of Joseph's Egyptian wife... [more]
ASHER m Hebrew, English, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "happy, blessed" in Hebrew. Asher in the Old Testament is a son of Jacob by Leah's handmaid Zilpah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel... [more]
ASHTORETH f Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology
From '( Ashtoret), the Hebrew form of the name of a Phoenician goddess of love, war and fertility... [more]
ATARAH f Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "crown" in Hebrew. She was a minor Old Testament character, the wife of Jerahmeel.
ATHALIAH f & m Biblical
Means "afflicted of YAHWEH" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is both a feminine and masculine name. It was borne by the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, who later came
to rule Judah as a queen.
AVITAL f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of ABITAL.
AZAREL m Biblical
Means "God has helped" in Hebrew. This is the name of several minor Old Testament characters.
AZARIA m Biblical
Variant of AZARIAH.
AZARIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has helped" in Hebrew. This is the name of many Old Testament characters including of one of the three men the Babylonian king ordered cast into a fiery
furnace... [more]
AZAZEL m Biblical
Means "scapegoat" in Hebrew. This is the name of the recipient of a sacrificial goat in the Old Testament. The identity of Azazel is not clear; it may in fact be the name of the
place where the goat is to be sacrificed, or it may be the name of some sort of evil desert demon.
AZAZIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH is strong" in Hebrew. This is the name of three minor characters in the Old Testament.
AZEL m Biblical
Means "reserved" in Hebrew. This is both the name of a minor character and a place name in the Old Testament.
AZRIEL m Biblical
Means "help of God", derived from Hebrew '( azar) "help" and '( el) "God"... [more]
AZUBAH f Biblical
Means "forsaken" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of Caleb's wife.
BARAK (1) m Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Means "lightning" in Hebrew. According to the Old Testament, Barak was a military commander under the guidance of the prophetess Deborah... [more]
BARNABAS m German, English (Rare), Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Greek form of an Aramaic name. In Acts in the New Testament the byname Barnabas was given to a man named Joseph, a Jew from Cyprus who was a companion of Paul on
his missionary journeys... [more]
BARTHOLOMEW m English, Biblical
From (Bartholomaios), which was the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning "son of TALMAI"... [more]
BARUCH m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "blessed" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a companion of the prophet Jeremiah, acting as his scribe and assistant. The deuterocanonical Book of
Baruch was supposedly written by him... [more]
BASEMATH f Biblical, Biblical Latin
Means "fragrance" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a wife of Esau.
BASHEMATH f Biblical
Variant of BASEMATH.
BASMATH f Biblical, Biblical Latin
Variant of BASEMATH. This was the name of a daughter of Solomon in the Old Testament.
BATHSHEBA f Biblical
Means "daughter of the oath" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a woman married to Uriah the Hittite. King David seduced her and made her pregnant, so he
arranged to have her husband killed in battle and then married her... [more]
BEELZEBUB m Biblical
From Hebrew ( Ba'al Zevuv) meaning "lord of flies", intended as a mocking alteration of ( Ba'al Zevul) "Ba'al the exalted", one of the Canaanite names for their
god BA'AL... [more]
BELIAL m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Judeo-Christian Legend
Means "worthless" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this term is used to refer to various wicked people. In the New Testament, Paul uses it as a name for Satan... [more]
BELSHAZZAR m Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical
From ( Belshatzzar), the Hebrew form of the Akkadian name Bel-sarra-usur meaning "BA'AL protect the king"... [more]
BENAIAH m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Benayahu) meaning "YAHWEH has built"... [more]
BENJAMIN m English, French, German, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand"... [more]
BERNICE f English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Contracted form of BERENICE. It occurs briefly in Acts in the New Testament belonging to a sister of King Herod Agrippa II.
BETHANY f English, Biblical
From the name of a biblical town, possibly derived from Hebrew ( beit-te'enah) meaning "house of figs"... [more]
BETHEL f Biblical
From an Old Testament place name meaning "house of God" in Hebrew. This was a town north of Jerusalem, where Jacob saw his vision of the stairway... [more]
BETHUEL m Biblical
Means "man of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the father of Rebecca.
BEULAH f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English
Means "married" in Hebrew. The name is used in the Old Testament to refer to the land of Israel (Isaiah 62:4). As an English given name, Beulah has been used since the
Protestant Reformation.
BILHAH f Biblical
Means "bashful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the handmaid given to Jacob by his wife Rachel... [more]
BITHIAH f Biblical
Means "daughter of YAHWEH" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a daughter of Pharaoh. She is traditionally equated with the pharaoh's daughter who drew
Moses from the Nile.
BOAZ m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "swiftness" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the man who marries Ruth.
BUZ m Biblical
Means "contempt" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of ABRAHAM's brother Nahor in the Old Testament.
CAIAPHAS m Biblical
Meaning unknown, probably of Aramaic origin. In the New Testament this is the name of the Jewish high priest who condemns Jesus.
CAIN m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Means "acquired" in Hebrew. In Genesis in the Old Testament Cain is the first son of Adam and Eve... [more]
CAINAN m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Variant of KENAN.
CALEB m English, Biblical
Most likely related to Hebrew ( kelev) meaning "dog"... [more]
CANAAN m Biblical
Meaning unknown. In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Ham. He is said to be the ancestor of the Canaanite people.
CANDACE f English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, as mentioned in Acts in the New Testament. It is apparently derived from Cushitic kdke meaning "queen mother"... [more]
CARMI m Biblical
Means "vine" in Hebrew. This was the name of a son of Reuben in the Old Testament.
CARPUS m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latin form of the Greek name (Karpos), which meant "fruit, profits"... [more]
CEPHAS m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Means "rock" in Aramaic. The apostle Simon was called Cephas by Jesus because he was to be the rock upon which the Christian church was to be built... [more]
CHENANIAH m Biblical
Variant of KENANIAH used in several translations of the Old Testament.
CHLOE f English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "green shoot" in Greek. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter. The name is also mentioned by Paul in one of his epistles in the New Testament... [more]
CLAUDIA f English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CLAUDIUS. It is mentioned briefly in the New Testament. As a Christian name it was very rare until the 16th century.
CLEOPAS m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Shortened form of the Greek name Kleopatros (see CLEOPATRA). In the New Testament Cleopas is a disciple who sees Jesus after his resurrection.
CLEOPHAS m Biblical
Form of CLOPAS used in several versions of the New Testament.
CLOPAS m Biblical
Meaning unknown, probably of Aramaic origin. In the New Testament Clopas is mentioned briefly as the husband of one of the women who witnessed the crucifixion,
sometimes identified with Alphaeus.
CORNELIUS m Ancient Roman, English, Dutch, German, Biblical
Roman family name which possibly derives from the Latin element cornu "horn". In Acts in the New Testament Cornelius is a centurion who is directed by an angel to seek
Peter... [more]
CYRUS m English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From (Kyros), the Greek form of the Persian name Krush, which may mean "far sighted" or "young"... [more]
DAMARIS f Biblical, Biblical Greek
Probably means "calf, heifer, girl" from Greek (damalis)... [more]
DAN (1) m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Means "he judged" in Hebrew. Dan in the Old Testament is one of the twelve sons of Jacob by Rachel's servant Bilhah, and the founder of one of the twelve tribes of Israel...
[more]
DANIEL m English, Hebrew, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovene, Bulgarian,
Macedonian, Croatian, Armenian, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name ( Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge"... [more]
DARIUS m English, Lithuanian, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Roman form of (Dareios), which was the Greek form of the Persian name Drayavahush, which was composed of the elements draya "to possess" and vahu "good"...
[more]
DATHAN m Biblical
Possibly means "fountain" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the conspirators against Moses.
DAVID m English, Hebrew, French, Scottish, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Serbian,
Macedonian, Romanian, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name ( Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew ( dwd) meaning "beloved"... [more]
DEBORAH f English, Hebrew, Biblical
Means "bee" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Book of Judges, Deborah is a heroine and prophetess who leads the Israelites when they are threatened by the Canaanites... [more]
DELAIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has drawn" in Hebrew. This was the name of several Old Testament characters.
DELILAH f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English
Means "delicate, weak, languishing" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is the lover of Samson, whom she betrays to the Philistines by cutting his hair, which is the source of
his power... [more]
DIKLAH m & f Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Possibly means "palm grove" in Hebrew or Aramaic. In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Joktan. In modern times it is also used as a feminine name.
DINAH f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English
Means "judged" in Hebrew. She is the daughter of Jacob and Leah in the Old Testament... [more]
DIONYSIUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical
Latin form of DIONYSIOS. Dionysius the Areopagite, who is mentioned in the New Testament, was a judge converted to Christianity by Saint Paul... [more]
DORCAS f Biblical
Derived from Greek (dorkas) meaning "gazelle"... [more]
DRUSILLA f Biblical, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name DRUSUS. In Acts in the New Testament Drusilla is the wife of Felix.
EBENEZER m Biblical
Means "stone of help" in Hebrew. This was the name of a monument erected by Samuel in the Old Testament. Charles Dickens used it for the miserly character Ebenezer
Scrooge in his novel 'A Christmas Carol' (1843).
EDER (1) m Biblical
Means "flock" in Hebrew. This was the name of a son of Beriah in the Old Testament.
EDNA (2) f Biblical
Means "pleasure" in Hebrew. This name appears in the Old Testament Apocrypha in the Book of Tobit.
EDOM m Biblical
Means "red" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Esau is given the name Edom because he trades his birthright for a helping of red broth.
EFRAIM m Hebrew, Biblical
Variant of EPHRAIM.
EHUD m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "united" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the biblical judges. He killed Eglon, the king of Moab, and freed the city of Jericho from Moabite
rule.
ELAH f & m Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "oak tree" or "terebinth tree" in Hebrew. This was the name of the fourth king of Israel, as told in the Old Testament. He was murdered by Zimri, who succeeded him...
[more]
ELAM m Biblical
Possibly means either "hidden" or "eternity" in Hebrew. This was the name of several characters in the Old Testament, including a son of Shem who was the ancestor of the
Elamite peoples.
ELDAD m Biblical
Means "God has loved" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is one of the two elders who prophesizes in the Israelite camp.
ELEAZAR m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name '( El'azar) meaning "my God has helped"... [more]
ELI (1) m English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
Means "ascension" in Hebrew. In the Books of Samuel in the Old Testament he is a high priest of the Israelites. He took the young Samuel into his service and gave him
guidance when God spoke to him... [more]
ELIAKIM m Biblical
Means "God rises" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the master of Hezekiah's household.
ELIEZER m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From Hebrew '( Eli'ezer) meaning "my God is help"... [more]
ELIHU m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English (Archaic)
Means "my God is he" in Hebrew. This was the name of several characters in the Old Testament including one of the friends of Job.
ELIJAH m English, Hebrew, Biblical
From the Hebrew name '( Eliyyahu) meaning "my God is YAHWEH"... [more]
ELIOENAI m Biblical
Means "my eyes look to God" in Hebrew. This was the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.
ELIPHALET m Biblical
Variant of ELIPHELET used in some versions of the Old Testament to refer to the son of David.
ELIPHELET m Biblical
Means "God is release" in Hebrew. This is the name of several people in the Old Testament including a son of David.
ELISABETH f German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
German and Dutch form of ELIZABETH. It is also a variant English form, reflecting the spelling used in the Authorized Version of the New Testament.
ELISHA m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
From the Hebrew name '( Elisha'), a contracted form of '( Elishu'a) meaning "my God is salvation"... [more]
ELISHEBA f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of ELIZABETH. This name occurs in the Old Testament belonging to the wife of Aaron.
ELIUD m Biblical
Greek form of a Hebrew name meaning "God is grandeur". The Gospel of Matthew lists him as an ancestor of Jesus.
ELIZABETH f English, Biblical
From (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name '( Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance"... [more]
ELKANAH m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "God has purchased" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the father of Samuel.
ELNATHAN m Biblical
Means "God has given" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of both a grandfather of king Jehoiachin and a son of Akbor.
ELON m Biblical
Means "oak" in Hebrew. This was the name of one of the ruling judges of the Israelites according to the Old Testament.
EMMANUEL m Biblical, French, English
From the Hebrew name '( Immanu'el) meaning "God is with us"... [more]
ENOCH m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name ( Chanokh) meaning "dedicated"... [more]
ENOS m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of ENOSH used in many versions of the Old Testament.
ENOSH m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "human being" in Hebrew. He was a son of Seth and a grandson of Adam in the genealogies in Genesis in the Old Testament.
EPAPHRAS m Biblical, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Derived from Greek (epaphros) meaning "foamy"... [more]
EPHRAIM m Biblical, Jewish, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name '( Efrayim) which meant "fruitful"... [more]
EPHRATH f Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Means "fruitful place" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this name was borne by one of the wives of Caleb. Also in the Bible, it is the name of the place where Rachel was
buried.
ERAN m Biblical
Means "watchful, vigilant" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is a grandson of Ephraim.
ERASTUS m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of the Greek name (Erastos) meaning "beloved"... [more]
ESAU m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name '( Esaw) which possibly meant "hairy"... [more]
ESDRAS m Biblical, Biblical Greek
Greek form of EZRA. This spelling is used in parts of the Old Testament Apocrypha.
ESTHER f English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Possibly means "star" in Persian. Alternatively it could be a derivative of the name of the Near Eastern goddess ISHTAR... [more]
ETHAN m English, Jewish, French, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name '( Eitan) meaning "solid, enduring, firm"... [more]
EUNICE f Biblical, English, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of the Greek name (Eunike) which meant "good victory" from (eu) "good" and (nike) "victory"... [more]
EUTYCHUS m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of the Greek name (Eutychos), which was derived from Greek (eutyches) "fortunate"... [more]
EVE f English, French, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Chawwah), which was derived from the Hebrew word ( chawah) "to breathe" or the related word ( chayah) "to live"... [more]
EZAR m Biblical
Variant of EZER.
EZEKIEL m Biblical, English
From the Hebrew name ( Yechezqel) meaning "God strengthens"... [more]
EZER m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "help" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Seir, as well as several other minor characters.
EZRA m Biblical, English, Hebrew
Means "help" in Hebrew. Ezra is a prophet of the Old Testament and the author of the Book of Ezra. It has been used as a given name in the English-speaking world since the
Protestant Reformation... [more]
FELIX m German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Romanian, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin. It was acquired as an agnomen, or nickname, by the 1st-century BC Roman general Sulla. It also appears in the
New Testament belonging to the governor of Judea who imprisoned Saint Paul... [more]
FESTUS m Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Roman cognomen which possibly meant "festival, holiday" in Latin. This was the name of a Roman official in the New Testament.
GABRIEL m French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Catalan, English, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Biblical, Biblical
Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name ( Gavri'el) meaning "God is my strong man"... [more]
GAD m Biblical
Means "fortune, luck" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Gad is the first son of Jacob by Leah's slave-girl Zilpah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of the Israelites...
[more]
GAIUS m Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Roman praenomen, or given name, of uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from Latin gaudere "to rejoice", though it may be of unknown Etruscan origin... [more]
GAMALIEL m Biblical
Means "benefit of God" in Hebrew. In Acts in the New Testament he is a teacher of Saint Paul.
GEDALIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH is great" in Hebrew. This was the name of several characters in the Old Testament, including the governor of Judah appointed by Nebuchadnezzar.
GEMARIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has accomplished" in Hebrew. This was the name of a friend of Jeremiah in the Old Testament.
GERA m Biblical
Possibly means "a grain" in Hebrew. This was the name of several members of the tribe of Benjamin in the Old Testament.
GERSHOM m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Probably means "exile" in Hebrew, though the Bible explains that it derives from ( ger sham) meaning "a stranger there" (see Exodus 18:3)... [more]
GERSHON m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Variant of GERSHOM. This is the name of a son of Levi in the Old Testament.
GETHSEMANE f Biblical
From (Gethsemani), the Greek form of an Aramaic place name meaning "oil vat"... [more]
GIDEON m Biblical, English, Hebrew
Means "feller" or "hewer" in Hebrew. Gideon is a hero and judge of the Old Testament. He led the vastly outnumbered Israelites against the Midianites, defeated them, and
killed their two kings... [more]
GILEAD m Biblical
From an Old Testament place name meaning "monument of testimony" in Hebrew. This was a mountainous region east of the Jordan River. Besides being a place name, it is
also borne by people in the Bible.
GOLIATH m Biblical
Possibly means "uncovered" in Hebrew. This is the name of the giant Philistine who is slain by David in the Old Testament.
GOMER m & f Biblical
Means "complete" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of both a grandson of Noah and the unfaithful wife of the prophet Hosea.
HABAKKUK m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Chavaqquq) meaning "embrace"... [more]
HADASSAH f Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the Hebrew name of Queen Esther.
HAGAR f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Possibly means "flight" in Hebrew, though it could also be of unknown Egyptian origin. In the Old Testament she is the concubine of Abraham and the mother of Ishmael, the
founder of the Arab people... [more]
HAGGAI m Biblical
Means "festive" in Hebrew. This is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament. He was the author of the Book of Haggai, which urges the exiles returning from
Babylonia to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.
HAGGITH f Biblical
Means "festive" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of King David's wives.
HAM m Biblical
Means "hot, warm" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Ham is one of Noah's three sons, along with Shem and Japheth... [more]
HANAN (1) m Biblical
Means "gracious" in Hebrew. This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.
HANANIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH is gracious" in Hebrew. This name appears frequently in the Old Testament. It is the Hebrew name of Shadrach.
HANNAH f English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Channah) meaning "favour" or "grace"... [more]
HARAN m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Possibly means "hill, mountain" in Hebrew. This is the name of the brother of Abraham and father of Lot in the Old Testament.
HAVILAH f & m Biblical
Means "stretch of sand" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is both a place name and a masculine personal name.
HAZAEL m Biblical
Means "God sees" in Hebrew. This was the name of a king of Aram in the Old Testament.
HEBER (2) m Biblical
Means "enclave" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this name is borne by a great-grandson of Jacob and also by the husband of Jael.
HELAH f Biblical
Means "rust" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this name is mentioned as one of the wives of Asher.
HELI (1) m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latin form of ELI (1) used in the Old and New Testament. This form of the name is used in most English versions of the New Testament to refer to the father of Joseph
(husband of Mary) in the genealogy in the Gospel of Luke.
HEPHZIBAH f Biblical
Means "my delight is in her" in Hebrew. She is a queen and the mother of Manasseh in the Old Testament.
HEPZIBAH f Biblical
Variant of HEPHZIBAH.
HEROD m Biblical
From the Greek name (Heroides), which probably means "song of the hero" from (heros) "hero, warrior" combined with (oide) "song, ode"... [more]
HERODIAS f Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of HEROD. This was the name of a member of the Herodian ruling family of Judea, a sister of Herod Agrippa and the wife of Herod Antipas... [more]
HERODION m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Diminutive of the Greek name Heroides (see HEROD). This name is mentioned briefly in Paul's epistle to the Romans in the New Testament.
HEZEKIAH m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Chizqiyahu), which means "YAHWEH strengthens"... [more]
HILLEL m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew ( halal) meaning "praise". This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament as the father of the judge Abdon.
HIRAH m Biblical
Means "splendour" in Hebrew. This was the name of the father-in-law of Judah in the Old Testament.
HIRAM m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English
Probably of Phoenician origin, though it could be from Hebrew meaning "exalted brother". This was the name of a king of Tyre in the Old Testament. As an English given name,
Hiram came into use after the Protestant Reformation... [more]
HIZKIAH m Biblical
Alternate form of the Hebrew name Chizqiyahu (see HEZEKIAH).
HODIAH f Biblical
Means "majesty of YAHWEH" in Hebrew. This is the name of a wife of Ezra in the Old Testament.
HOSANNA f Biblical
From the Aramaic religious expression ( Hosha' na') meaning "deliver us" in Hebrew... [more]
HOSEA m Biblical
Variant transcription of Hoshe'a (see HOSHEA). Hosea is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Hosea... [more]
HOSHEA m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
From the Hebrew name ( Hoshe'a) meaning "salvation"... [more]
HULDA (2) f Biblical
Variant of HULDAH.
HULDAH f Biblical
Means "weasel, mole" in Hebrew. This name appears in the Old Testament belonging to a prophetess.
HURI m Biblical
Means "linen weaver" in Hebrew. This was the name of the father of Abihail in the Old Testament.
ICHABOD m Biblical
Means "no glory" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the grandson of Eli and the son of Phinehas... [more]
IMMANUEL m German, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Form of EMMANUEL used in most translations of the Old Testament. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was a German philosopher who held that duty was of highest importance.
IRA (1) m Biblical, English, Hebrew
Means "watchful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of King David's priest. As an English Christian given name, Ira began to be used after the Protestant
Reformation... [more]
ISAAC m English, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name ( Yitzchaq) meaning "he will laugh, he will rejoice", derived from ( tzachaq) meaning "to laugh"... [more]
ISAIAH m English, Jewish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yesha'yahu) meaning "YAHWEH is salvation"... [more]
ISAIAS m Biblical
Late Latin form of ISAIAH used in some versions of the Bible.
ISCAH f Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yiskah) which meant "to behold"... [more]
ISHMAEL m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yishma'el) meaning "God will hear"... [more]
ISHMERAI m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH guards" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.
ISHVI m Biblical
Means "he resembles me" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Asher in the Old Testament.
ISRAEL m Jewish, English, Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name ( Yisra'el) meaning "God contended"... [more]
ISSACHAR m Biblical
Possibly means "man of hire" or "there is reward", from Hebrew ( shakhar) "hire, wage, reward"... [more]
ITHAI , m Biblical
From a Hebrew name spelled variously '( Ittay) or '( Itay) meaning "with me"... [more]
ITHAMAR m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name '( Itamar) meaning "palm island"... [more]
ITHIEL m Biblical
Means "God is with me" in Hebrew. This was the name of a minor character in the Old Testament.
ITTAI , m Biblical
Variant of ITHAI.
IVAH f Biblical
From the name of a district of Babylon, mentioned in the Old Testament.
JAALA m Biblical
Means "wild goat" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a servant of Solomon.
JAASAU m Biblical
Means "they will do" in Hebrew. This was the name of a descendant of Bani in the Old Testament.
JABEZ m Biblical
Means "sorrow" in Hebrew. This is the name of a character in the Old Testament who is blessed by God.
JABIN m Biblical
Means "perceptive" in Hebrew. This name was borne by two kings of Hazor in the Old Testament.
JACHIN m Biblical
Means "he establishes" in Hebrew. This was the name of a son of Simeon in the Old Testament.
JACOB m English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Jewish, Biblical
From the Latin Iacobus, which was from the Greek (Iakobos), which was from the Hebrew name ( Ya'aqov)... [more]
JADA (2) m Biblical
Means "he knows" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Jada is a son of Onam.
JADON m Biblical
Possibly means either "thankful" or "he will judge" in Hebrew. This name is borne by a minor character in the Old Testament.
JAEL f Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Ya'el) meaning "ibex, mountain goat"... [more]
JAHEL f Biblical
Variant of JAEL.
JAHLEEL m Biblical
Means "God waits" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.
JAHZEEL m Biblical
Means "God apportions" in Hebrew. This was the son of Naphtali in the Old Testament.
JAIR m Biblical
Means "he shines" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of both a son of Manasseh and one of the ruling judges of the Israelites.
JAIRUS m Biblical
From (Iairos), the Greek form of JAIR used in the New Testament, where it belongs to the father of a young girl brought back to life by Jesus.
JAMES m English, Biblical
English form of the Late Latin name Iacomus which was derived from (Iakobos), the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name Ya'aqov (see JACOB)... [more]
JAMIN m Biblical
Means "right hand" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Simeon.
JAPHETH m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yefet) meaning "enlarged"... [more]
JARAH m Biblical
Means "honeycomb" and "honeysuckle" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a descendant of Saul.
JARED , m English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yared) or ( Yered) meaning "descent"... [more]
JASON m English, French, Greek Mythology (Anglicized), Biblical
From the Greek name (Iason), which was derived from Greek (iasthai) "to heal"... [more]
JAVAN m Biblical
Means "Greece" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a grandson of Noah and the ancestor of the Greek people.
JECONIAH m Biblical
Means "established by YAHWEH" in Hebrew. This is another name (with the same meaning) of the Judean king Jehoiachin.
JEDIDAH f Biblical
Means "beloved" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the wife of King Amon of Judah and the mother of Josiah.
JEDIDIAH m Biblical
Means "beloved of YAHWEH" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is a name given to Solomon by Nathan.
JEHIEL m Biblical
Means "God lives" in Hebrew. This is the name of several people in the Old Testament, including one of King David's lute players.
JEHOASH m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yeho'ash), an extended form of ( see JOASH)... [more]
JEHOHANAN m Biblical
From the Hebrew name Yehochanan, an extended form of of Yochanan (see JOHN). It is borne by a few minor characters in the English Old Testament.
JEHOIACHIN m Biblical
Means "established by YAHWEH" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a king of Judah. Also known as Jeconiah, he was imprisoned in Babylon by
Nebuchadnezzar after a brief reign in the early 6th century BC.
JEHOIAKIM m Biblical
Means "raised by YAHWEH" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a king of Judah. He lived in the 7th century BC, and was the son of Josiah and the father of
Jehoiachin.
JEHONATHAN m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yehonatan), the full form of JONATHAN... [more]
JEHORAM m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yehoram) which meant "exalted by YAHWEH"... [more]
JEHOSHAPHAT m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has judged" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the fourth king of Judah, noted for having a generally peaceful and prosperous reign.
JEHU m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH is he" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a king of Israel. He ruled in the 9th century BC, coming to power by overthrowing Jehoram...
[more]
JEHUDI m Biblical
Means "Jew" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a servant of king Jehoiakim.
JEMIMA f Biblical, English
Means "dove" in Hebrew. This was the oldest of the three daughters of Job in the Old Testament. As an English name, Jemima first became common during the Puritan era.
JEPHTHA m Biblical
Variant of JEPHTHAH.
JEPHTHAH m Biblical
Means "he opens" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this name belongs to a ruling judge. He successfully defended Israel from the Ammonites, but was then obliged to sacrifice
his daughter because of a vow he had made.
JEREMIAH m English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yirmiyahu) which meant "YAHWEH has uplifted"... [more]
JEREMIEL m Biblical
Means "God uplifts" in Hebrew. Jeremiel is named as an archangel in the apocryphal books of Esdras and Enoch in the Old Testament.
JEREMY m English, Biblical
Medieval English form of JEREMIAH, and the form used in some English versions of the New Testament.
JERIAH m Biblical
Means "taught by YAHWEH" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Jeriah is a descendant of Hebron.
JERICHO m Biblical
From the name of a city in Israel which is mentioned several times in the Old Testament. The meaning of the city's name is uncertain, but it may be related to the Hebrew word
( yareach) meaning "moon", or otherwise to the Hebrew word ( reyach) meaning "fragrant".
JEROBOAM m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yarav'am) meaning "the people contend"... [more]
JERUSHA f Biblical
Means "possession" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is the wife of King Uzziah of Judah and the mother of Jotham.
JESCHA f Biblical
Form of ISCAH found in the medieval Wycliffe Bible. This name was probably the basis for Shakespeare's created name Jessica.
JESSE m English, Dutch, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yishay) which possibly means "gift"... [more]
JESUS m Theology, Biblical
English form of (Iesous), which was the Greek form of the Aramaic name ( Yeshu'a)... [more]
JETHRO m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yitro), which was derived from the Hebrew word ( yeter) meaning "abundance"... [more]
JEZEBEL f Biblical
From the Hebrew '( Izevel) which probably means "where is the prince?", a ritual question spoken in ceremonies honouring Baal... [more]
JOAB m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH is father" in Hebrew. According to the Old Testament, he was the commander of King David's army... [more]
JOANNA f English, Polish, Biblical
English and Polish form of Latin Iohanna, which was derived from Greek (Ioanna), the feminine form of Ioannes (see JOHN)... [more]
JOASH m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yo'ash) which possibly meant either "fire of YAHWEH" or "YAHWEH has given"... [more]
JOB m Biblical, Dutch
From the Hebrew name '( Iyyov) which means "persecuted, hated"... [more]
JOCHEBED f Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yokheved) which meant "YAHWEH is glory"... [more]
JOEL m English, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Finnish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yo'el) meaning "YAHWEH is God"... [more]
JOHANAN m Biblical
Form of Yochanan (see JOHN) used in the English Old Testament. It was the name of a military leader in the time of the prophet Jeremiah.
JOHN m English, Biblical
English form of Iohannes, the Latin form of the Greek name (Ioannes), itself derived from the Hebrew name ( Yochanan) meaning "YAHWEH is gracious"...
[more]
JOKTAN m Biblical
Means "small" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Eber in the Old Testament.
JONAH m English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yonah) meaning "dove"... [more]
JONAS (2) m Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Biblical
From (Ionas), the Greek form of JONAH... [more]
JONATHAN m English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yehonatan),contracted to ( Yonatan), meaning "YAHWEH has given"... [more]
JORAM m Biblical
Contracted form of Yehoram (see JEHORAM). This name belongs to several minor characters in the Old Testament, as well as being another name for the kings Jehoram of
Israel and Jehoram of Judah.
JOSAPHAT m Biblical
Contracted form of JEHOSHAPHAT used in some English versions of the New Testament.
JOSEPH m English, French, German, Biblical
From Ioseph, the Latin form of Greek (Ioseph), which was from the Hebrew name ( Yosef) meaning "he will add"... [more]
JOSES m Biblical
From (Ioses), a Greek variant of JOSEPH used in the New Testament to distinguish Joseph the brother of James from the many other characters of that name.
JOSHUA m English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yehoshu'a) meaning "YAHWEH is salvation"... [more]
JOSIAH m Biblical, English
From the Hebrew name ( Yoshiyahu) meaning "YAHWEH supports"... [more]
JOSIAS m Biblical
Latinized form of JOSIAH used in some English versions of the Old Testament.
JOTHAM m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH is upright" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of both a son of Gideon and a king of Judah.
JUBAL m Biblical
Means "stream" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned in Genesis in the Old Testament as belonging to the first person to be a musician.
JUDAH m Biblical, Jewish
From the Hebrew ( Yehudah) which meant "praised"... [more]
JUDAS m Biblical
From (Ioudas), the Greek form of JUDAH... [more]
JUDE (1) m English, Biblical
Variant of JUDAS. It is used in many English versions of the New Testament to denote the second apostle named Judas, in order to distinguish him from Judas Iscariot... [more]
JUDITH f English, Jewish, French, German, Spanish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Yehudit) meaning "woman from Judea", Judea being an ancient region in Israel... [more]
JULIA f English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Spanish, Polish, Finnish, Russian, Ukrainian, Ancient Roman, Biblical
Feminine form of the Roman family name JULIUS. Among the notable women from this family were Julia Augusta (also known as Livia Drusilla), the wife of Emperor
Augustus, and Julia the Elder, the daughter of Augustus and the wife of Tiberius... [more]
JUNIA f Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of JUNIUS. This was the name of an early Christian mentioned in the New Testament (there is some debate about whether the name belongs to a man or a
woman).
KANDAKE f Biblical, Biblical Greek
Biblical Greek form of CANDACE.
KENAN m Biblical
Possibly means "possession" in Hebrew. He is a son of Enosh and a great-grandson of Adam in the Old Testament.
KENANIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH establishes" in Hebrew. This was the name of two minor Old Testament characters.
KEREN-HAPPUCH f Biblical
Means "horn of antimony" in Hebrew. Antimony is a substance that was formerly used as an eye cosmetic (eyeshadow). A hollowed animal horn could have been used to store
this material... [more]
KETURAH f Biblical
Means "incense" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is Abraham's wife after Sarah dies.
KEZIA f Biblical
Variant of KEZIAH.
KEZIAH f Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Qetzi'ah) meaning "cassia, cinnamon", from the name of the spice tree... [more]
LABAN m Biblical
Derived from Hebrew ( lavan) meaning "white"... [more]
LAEL m Biblical
Means "of God" in Hebrew. This was the name of the father of Eliasaph in the Old Testament.
LAMECH m Biblical
Possibly means "to make low" in Hebrew. This is the name of two characters in Genesis in the Old Testament: a descendant of Cain and the father of Noah.
LAZARUS m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of (Lazaros), a Greek form of ELEAZAR used in the New Testament... [more]
LEAH f English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
From the Hebrew name ( Le'ah) which was probably derived from the Hebrew word ( le'ah) meaning "weary"... [more]
LEHI m Biblical, Mormon
From an Old Testament place name meaning "jawbone" in Hebrew. It is also used in the Book of Mormon as the name of a prophet.
LEMUEL m Biblical, Mormon, Biblical Hebrew
Means "belonging to God" in Hebrew. This was the name of a king briefly mentioned in Proverbs in the Old Testament. In the Book of Mormon it is the name of a son of Lehi
and Sariah... [more]
LEVI m Hebrew, English, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Possibly means "joined, attached" in Hebrew. As told in the Old Testament, Levi was the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of the
Israelites, known as the Levites... [more]
LOIS (1) f English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Possibly derived from Greek (loion) meaning "more desirable" or "better"... [more]
LOT (1) m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "covering, veil" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a nephew of Abraham. Before Sodom was destroyed by God, he was directed to flee the city without
looking back... [more]
LUCIUS m Ancient Roman, Biblical, English
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was derived from Latin lux "light". This was the most popular of the praenomina. Two Etruscan kings of early Rome had this name as
well as several prominent later Romans, including Lucius Annaeus Seneca (known simply as Seneca), a statesman, philosopher, orator and tragedian... [more]
LUKE m English, Biblical
English form of the Greek name (Loukas) which meant "from Lucania", Lucania being a region in southern Italy (of uncertain meaning)... [more]
LYDIA f English, German, Finnish, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Means "from Lydia" in Greek. Lydia was a region on the west coast of Asia Minor. In the New Testament this is the name of a woman converted to Christianity by Saint Paul...
[more]
MADAI m Biblical
Means "Medes" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Japheth. He was the ancestor of the Medes, an ancient people related to the Persians.
MAGDALENE f German, Danish, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From a title which meant "of Magdala". Mary Magdalene, a character in the New Testament, was named thus because she was from Magdala - a village on the Sea of Galilee
whose name meant "tower" in Hebrew... [more]
MAHALAH m Biblical
Variant of MAHLAH used in the King James Version of the Old Testament.
MAHALATH f Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Machalat) meaning "lyre"... [more]
MAHALI m Biblical
Variant of MAHLI.
MAHLAH f & m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Machlah), possibly from ( chalah) meaning "weak" or "sick"... [more]
MAHLI m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Machliy), possibly meaning "weak" or "sick"... [more]
MALACHI m Hebrew, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew ( Mal'akhiy) meaning "my messenger" or "my angel"... [more]
MANASSEH m Biblical
Means "causing to forget" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the oldest son of Joseph and Asenath and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel...
[more]
MANASSES m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of MANASSEH used in the Greek and Latin Bible. It is also the form used in some English versions of the New Testament.
MARA (1) f Biblical
Means "bitter" in Hebrew. This is a name taken by Naomi in the Old Testament (see Ruth 1:20).
MARK m English, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical
Form of MARCUS. Saint Mark was the author of the second gospel in the New Testament. Though the author's identity is not certain, some traditions hold him to be the same
person as the John Mark who appears in the Book of Acts... [more]
MARTHA f English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From Aramaic ( marta') meaning "the lady, the mistress", feminine form of ( mar) "master"... [more]
MARY f English, Biblical
Usual English form of Maria, the Latin form of the New Testament Greek names (Mariam) and (Maria) - the spellings are interchangeable - which were from
Hebrew ( Miryam), a name borne by the sister of Moses in the Old Testament... [more]
MATTAN m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "gift" in Hebrew. This was the name of the father of Shephatiah in the Old Testament.
MATTANIAH m Biblical
Means "gift of YAHWEH" in Hebrew. This was the original name of Zedekiah, a king of Judah, in the Old Testament.
MATTHAN m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of MATTAN used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament. This form of the name is also used in English versions of the New Testament, being borne by the great-
grandfather of Jesus.
MATTHEW m English, Biblical
English form of (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name ( Mattityahu) meaning "gift of YAHWEH"... [more]
MATTHIAS m Greek, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, French, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Variant of Matthaios (see MATTHEW) which appears in the New Testament as the name of the apostle chosen to replace the traitor Judas Iscariot... [more]
MATTITHIAH m Biblical
Form of Mattityahu (see MATTHEW) used in the English Old Testament, where it belongs to a few minor characters.
MEDAD m Biblical
Means "love" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Medad is one of the elders who prophesizes in the camp of the Israelites after the flight from Egypt.
MEHETABEL f Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Meheitav'el) meaning "God makes happy"... [more]
MEHITABEL f Biblical
Variant of MEHETABEL.
MELECH m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "king" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Micah (not the prophet).
MENAHEM m Biblical, Hebrew
From the Hebrew name ( Menachem) meaning "comforter"... [more]
MERAB (1) f Biblical
Means "abundant" in Hebrew. This was the name of a daughter of Saul in the Old Testament.
MERARI m Biblical
Means "bitter" in Hebrew. This was the name of the youngest son of Levi in the Old Testament.
MESHACH m Biblical
Possibly means "who is what Aku is?" in Akkadian, Aku being the name of the Babylonian god of the moon. In the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament this is the Babylonian
name of Mishael, one of the three men cast into a blazing furnace but saved from harm by God.
MESHULLAM m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means either "paid for" or "friend" in Hebrew. This was the name of many characters in the Old Testament.
METHUSELAH m Biblical
Means "man of the dart" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the father of Lamech and the grandfather of Noah... [more]
MICAH m Biblical, English
Contracted form of MICAIAH. Micah is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament. He authored the Book of Micah, which alternates between prophesies of doom
and prophesies of restoration... [more]
MICAIAH m & f Biblical
Means "who is like YAHWEH?" in Hebrew. This name occurs in the Old Testament belonging to both males and females.
MICAJAH m Biblical
Variant of MICAIAH.
MICHAEL m English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name ( Mikha'el) meaning "who is like God?"... [more]
MICHAL (2) f Biblical, Hebrew
Possibly means "brook" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is a daughter of Saul. She was married to David, but after David fled from Saul he remarried her to someone else...
[more]
MILKA (2) f Biblical
Means "queen" in Hebrew. This name appears in the Old Testament belonging to both the wife of Nahor and the daughter of Zelophehad.
MIRIAM f Hebrew, English, German, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Original Hebrew form of MARY. It is used in the Old Testament, where it belongs to the elder sister of Moses and Aaron... [more]
MNASON m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Possibly means "reminding" in Greek. In Acts in the New Testament Paul stays in Jerusalem with a man named Mnason, a Jew who was originally from Cyprus.
MOAB m Biblical
Means "of his father" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Lot. He was the ancestor of the Moabites, a people who lived in the region called Moab to the
east of Israel.
MORDECAI m Biblical, Hebrew
Means "servant of MARDUK" in Persian. In the Old Testament Mordecai is the cousin and foster father of Esther... [more]
MORIAH f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English (Modern)
Possibly means "seen by YAHWEH" in Hebrew. This is a place name in the Old Testament, both the land where Abraham is to sacrifice Isaac and the mountain upon which
Solomon builds the temple... [more]
MOSES m English, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name ( Mosheh) which is most likely derived from Egyptian mes meaning "son", but could also possibly mean "deliver" in Hebrew... [more]
NAAMAH f Biblical, Hebrew
Means "pleasant" in Hebrew. This name is borne in the Old Testament by both a daughter of Lamech and a wife of Solomon... [more]
NADAB m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Means "generous" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Aaron in the Old Testament. He was consumed by flames and killed when he offered unauthorized fire to God...
[more]
NAHOR m Biblical
Means "snorting" in Hebrew. Nahor is the name of both the grandfather and a brother of Abraham in the Old Testament.
NAHUM m Biblical
Means "comforter" in Hebrew. Nahum is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament. He authored the Book of Nahum in which the downfall of Nineveh is foretold.
NAOMI (1) f English, Hebrew, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Na'omiy) meaning "pleasantness"... [more]
NAPHTALI m Biblical
Means "my struggle, my strife" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is a son of Jacob by Rachel's servant Bilhah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel.
NARCISSUS m Greek Mythology (Latinized), Late Roman, Biblical
Latinized form of Greek (Narkissos), possibly derived from (narke) meaning "sleep, numbness"... [more]
NATHAN m English, French, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name ( Natan) meaning "he gave"... [more]
NATHANAEL m Biblical, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name ( Netan'el) meaning "God has given"... [more]
NATHANIEL m English, Biblical
Variant of NATHANAEL. It has been regularly used in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation. This has been the most popular spelling, even though the
spelling Nathanael is found in most versions of the New Testament... [more]
NEBO m Biblical
Form of NABU used in the Old Testament.
NEBUCHADNEZZAR m Ancient Near Eastern (Anglicized), Biblical
From the Akkadian name Nabu-kudurri-usur meaning "NABU preserve my firstborn son". This name was borne by a 12th-century BC king of the Babylonian Empire... [more]
NEHEMIAH m Biblical
Means "comforted by YAHWEH" in Hebrew. According to the Book of Nehemiah in the Old Testament he was a leader of the Jews who was responsible for the rebuilding of
Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonian captivity.
NEKODA m Biblical
Means "marked" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the head of a family of temple servants.
NEREUS m Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Derived from Greek (neros) meaning "water". In Greek myth this was the name of a god of the sea, the father of the Nereids... [more]
NERIAH m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "lamp of YAHWEH" in Hebrew. This is the name of the father of Baruch in the Old Testament.
NETHANEEL m Biblical
Form of NATHANAEL used in some versions of the Old Testament.
NETHANEL m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew form of NATHANAEL, also used in some versions of the English-language Old Testament.
NETHANIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has given" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the father of Ishmael (the assassin of Gedaliah), as well as other minor characters.
NICODEMUS m Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Greek name (Nikodemos) which meant "victory of the people" from Greek (nike) "victory" and (demos) "the people"... [more]
NIMROD m Biblical
Meaning unknown, possibly of Akkadian origin or possibly meaning "rebel" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Nimrod is a renowned hunter, the great-grandson of Noah...
[more]
NOA (1) f Hebrew, Biblical
Hebrew form of NOAH (2).
NOAH (1) m English, Biblical
Derived from the Hebrew name ( Noach) meaning "rest, comfort"... [more]
NOAH (2) f Biblical
Derived from the Hebrew name ( No'ah) meaning "motion"... [more]
NOGAH m & f Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "brightness" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of King David in the Old Testament. In modern times it is sometimes used as a feminine name.
OBADIAH m Biblical
Means "servant of YAHWEH" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the twelve minor prophets, the author of the Book of Obadiah, which predicts the
downfall of the nation of Edom.
OBED m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Means "servant, worshipper" in Hebrew. This is the name of several Old Testament characters including the grandfather of David.
ODED m Biblical
Means "to restore" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a prophet from Samaria.
OHAD m Biblical
Means "united" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the third son of Simeon.
OMAR (2) m Biblical
Means "speaker" in Hebrew. This was the name of a son of Eliphaz in the Old Testament.
OMRI m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Possibly means "life" or "servant" in Hebrew (or a related Semitic language). This was the name of a 9th-century BC military commander who became king of Israel... [more]
ONESIMUS m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of the Greek name (Onesimos), which meant "beneficial, profitable"... [more]
ONESIPHORUS m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of the Greek name (Onesiphoros), which meant "bringing advantage, beneficial"... [more]
OPHIR m Biblical
Meaning unknown. This is the name of a son of Joktan in the Old Testament (where it is also used as a place name).
OPHRAH m Biblical
Means "fawn" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of both a man mentioned in genealogies and a city in Manasseh.
ORPAH f Biblical
Means "back of the neck" in Hebrew. Orpah was Naomi's second daughter-in-law in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament.
ORPHA f Biblical, English
Variant of ORPAH used in some translations of the Bible.
OSHEA m Biblical
Variant of HOSHEA used in some versions of the Bible.
OTHNIEL m Biblical
Means "lion of God" or "strength of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is a nephew of Caleb who becomes the first of the ruling judges of the Israelites.
PALLU m Biblical
Means "distinguished" in Hebrew. This was the name of a son of Reuben in the Old Testament.
PAUL m English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Biblical
From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin. Paul was an important leader of the early Christian church. According to Acts in the New
Testament, he was a Jewish Roman citizen who converted to Christianity after the resurrected Jesus appeared to him... [more]
PELEG m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew
Means "division, channel" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the son of Eber.
PENINNAH f Biblical
Means "precious stone" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the wives of Elkanah, the other being Hannah.
PENUEL m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "face of God" in Hebrew. This is the name of two minor characters in the Old Testament.
PEREZ m Biblical
Means "breach, burst forth" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the twin brother of Zerah.
PERSIS f Biblical, Biblical Greek
Greek name meaning "Persian woman". This was the name of a woman mentioned in Paul's epistle to the Romans in the New Testament.
PETER m English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Slovak, Biblical
Derived from the Greek (Petros) meaning "stone"... [more]
PHANUEL m Biblical, Judeo-Christian Legend
Form of PENUEL used in the New Testament, where it is borne by the father of Anna the prophetess. It also appears in the apocryphal Book of Enoch belonging to an angel.
PHAREZ m Biblical
Form of PEREZ used in some translations of the Bible.
PHEBE f English, Biblical
Variant of PHOEBE used in some translations of the New Testament.
PHILEMON m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Means "affectionate" in Greek, a derivative of (philema) "kiss"... [more]
PHILETUS m Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Greek name (Philetos) meaning "beloved"... [more]
PHILIP m English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Biblical
From the Greek name (Philippos) which means "friend of horses", composed of the elements (philos) "friend, lover" and (hippos) "horse"... [more]
PHINEAS m Biblical
Variant of PHINEHAS used in some versions of the Bible.
PHINEHAS m Biblical
Probably means "Nubian" from the Egyptian name Panhsj, though some believe it means "serpent's mouth" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Phinehas is a grandson of Aaron
who kills an Israelite because he is intimate with a Midianite woman, thus stopping a plague sent by God... [more]
PHOEBE f English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of the Greek name (Phoibe), which meant "bright, pure" from Greek (phoibos)... [more]
PONTIUS m Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Roman family name. The family had Samnite roots so the name probably originated from the Oscan language, likely meaning "fifth" (a cognate of Latin Quintus)... [more]
PRISCA f Biblical, Dutch, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
Feminine form of Priscus, a Roman family name which meant "ancient" in Latin. This name appears in the epistles in the New Testament, referring to Priscilla the wife of
Aquila.
PRISCILLA f English, French, Italian, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Roman name, a diminutive of PRISCA. In Acts in the New Testament Paul lived with Priscilla and her husband Aquila in Corinth for a while... [more]
PROCHORUS m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of the Greek name (Prochoros) which meant "leader of the dance"... [more]
RACHEL f English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew
From the Hebrew name ( Rachel) meaning "ewe"... [more]
RAHAB f Biblical
Means "spacious" in Hebrew. This was the name of a prostitute of Jericho who aided the Israelites in the Old Testament.
RAM (1) m Biblical
Means "exalted" in Hebrew. This was a son of Hezron in the Old Testament.
RAPHAEL m German, French, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From the Hebrew name ( Rafa'el) which meant "God has healed"... [more]
REBECCA f English, Italian, Swedish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name ( Rivqah) from an unattested root probably meaning "join, tie, snare"... [more]
REBEKAH f Biblical, English
Form of REBECCA used in some versions of the Bible.
REHOBOAM m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Rechav'am) meaning "he enlarges the people"... [more]
REUBEN m Biblical, Hebrew, English
Means "behold, a son" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the eldest son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel... [more]
REUEL m Biblical
Means "friend of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is another name for Jethro. The fantasy author John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a famous bearer.
RHODA f Biblical, English
Derived from Greek (rhodon) meaning "rose"... [more]
RUFUS m Ancient Roman, English, Biblical
Roman cognomen which meant "red-haired" in Latin. Several early saints had this name, including one mentioned in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament... [more]
RUTH (1) f English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From a Hebrew name which was derived from the Hebrew word ( re'ut) meaning "friend"... [more]
SALATHIEL m Biblical, Biblical Greek
Greek form of SHEALTIEL. This form is also used in some English versions of the Bible.
SALOME f English, German, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
From an Aramaic name which was related to the Hebrew word ( shalom) meaning "peace"... [more]
SAMSON m Biblical, English, French, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name ( Shimshon) which meant "sun"... [more]
SAMUEL m English, French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Jewish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Shemu'el) which could mean either "name of God" or "God has heard"... [more]
SAPPHIRA f Biblical
From the Greek name (Sappheire), which was from Greek (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli" (ultimately derived from the Hebrew word
( sappir))... [more]
SARAH f English, French, German, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "lady, princess, noblewoman" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of Abraham's wife, considered the matriarch of the Jewish people... [more]
SARAI f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "my princess" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, this was Sarah's name before God changed it (see Genesis 17:15).
SATAN m Theology, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Derived from Hebrew ( satan) meaning "adversary"... [more]
SAUL m Biblical, Jewish, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name ( Sha'ul) which meant "asked for, prayed for"... [more]
SELA f Biblical
Means "rock" in Hebrew. This was the name of a city, the capital of Edom, in the Old Testament.
SELAH f Biblical
From a Hebrew musical term which occurs many times in the Old Testament Psalms. It was probably meant to indicate a musical pause.
SERAIAH m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "YAHWEH is ruler" in Hebrew. This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament, including the father of Ezra.
SETH (1) m English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Means "placed" or "appointed" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the third named son of Adam and Eve... [more]
SHADRACH m Biblical
Means "command of Aku" in Akkadian, Aku being the name of the Babylonian god of the moon. In the Old Testament Shadrach is the Babylonian name of Hananiah, one of the
three men cast into a fiery furnace but saved by God.
SHAMGAR m Biblical
Possibly means "sword" in Hebrew. Shamgar was one of the Old Testament judges.
SHARAR m Biblical
Means "enemy" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the father of Ahiam.
SHEALTIEL m Biblical
Means "I have asked of God" in Hebrew. This was the name of the father of Zerubbabel in the Old Testament.
SHEBA m Biblical
Means "oath" in Hebrew. This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament. Also in the Bible, this is a place name, referring to a region in Ethiopia... [more]
SHELAH m Biblical
Means "petition" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of both a grandson of Shem and a son of Judah.
SHEM m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "name" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Shem is one of Noah's three sons (along with Japheth and Ham) and the ancestor of the Semitic peoples.
SHEMAIAH m Biblical
Means "heard by YAHWEH" in Hebrew. This name is borne by many characters in the Old Testament including a prophet in the reign of Rehoboam.
SHEMER m Biblical
Possibly means "preserved" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the owner of the hill upon which Samaria was built.
SHERAH f Biblical
Means "kinswoman" in Hebrew. This was the name of a daughter of Ephraim in the Old Testament.
SHILOH , m & f Biblical
From an Old Testament place name possibly meaning "tranquil" in Hebrew. It is also used prophetically in the Old Testament to refer to a person, often understood to be the
Messiah (see Genesis 49:10)... [more]
SHIPHRAH f Biblical
Means "beautiful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of one of the midwives who disobeys the Pharaoh's order to kill any Hebrew boys they deliver.
SHULAMITE f Biblical
Variant of SHULAMMITE used in some versions of the Bible.
SHULAMMITE f Hebrew, Biblical
Derived from Hebrew ( shalom) "peace"... [more]
SILAS m English, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Probably a short form of SILVANUS. This is the name of a companion of Saint Paul in the New Testament... [more]
SILVANUS m Roman Mythology, Ancient Roman, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Roman name derived from Latin silva "wood, forest". Silvanus was the Roman god of forests. This name appears in the New Testament belonging to one of Saint Paul's
companions, also called Silas.
SIMEON m Biblical, Bulgarian, Serbian
From (Symeon), the Old Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name Shim'on (see SIMON)... [more]
SIMON m English, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Slovene, Romanian, Macedonian, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical
Greek
From (Simon), the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name ( Shim'on) which meant "he has heard"... [more]
SOLOMON m Biblical, English, Jewish
From the Hebrew name ( Shelomoh) which was derived from Hebrew ( shalom) "peace"... [more]
STEPHEN m English, Biblical
From the Greek name (Stephanos) meaning "crown", more precisely "that which surrounds"... [more]
SUSANNA f Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Dutch, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic
From (Sousanna), the Greek form of the Hebrew name ( Shoshannah)... [more]
SUSANNAH f Biblical
Form of SUSANNA found in some versions of the Old Testament.
SYNTYCHE f Biblical, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name meaning "common fate". This is the name of a woman mentioned in Paul's epistle to the Philippians in the New Testament.
TABITHA f English, Biblical, Biblical Greek
Means "gazelle" in Aramaic. Tabitha in the New Testament was a woman restored to life by Saint Peter. Her name is translated into Greek as Dorcas (see Acts 9:36)... [more]
TALITHA f Biblical
Means "little girl" in Aramaic. The name is taken from the phrase talitha cumi meaning "little girl arise" spoken by Jesus in order to restore a young girl to life (see Mark 5:41).
TALMAI m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "furrowed" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this name is borne by both a giant and also the father of King David's wife Maacah.
TAMAR f Hebrew, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "palm tree" in Hebrew. According to the Old Testament Tamar was the daughter-in-law of Judah and later his wife. This was also the name of a daughter of King David...
[more]
TEKOA m Biblical
Means "stockade" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a both a city and a son of Ashhur.
TEMAN m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "right hand" or "south" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a grandson of Esau for whom the town of Teman in Edom was named.
TERAH m Biblical
Possibly means "station" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Terah is the father of Abraham. He led his people out of Ur and towards Canaan, but died along the way.
THADDAEUS m Biblical
Form of THADDEUS used in most English versions of the New Testament.
THADDEUS m English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From (Thaddaios), the Greek form of the Aramaic name Thaddai... [more]
THEOPHILUS m Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name (Theophilos) which meant "friend of god", derived from (theos) "god" and (philos) "friend"... [more]
THOMAS m English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Greek form of the Aramaic name ( Ta'oma') which meant "twin"... [more]
TIMAEUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical Latin, Biblical
Latinized form of the Greek name (Timaios), derived from (timao) "to honour"... [more]
TIMEUS m Biblical
Variant of TIMAEUS.
TIMON m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Dutch
Derived from Greek (timao) meaning "to honour, to esteem"... [more]
TIMOTHY m English, Biblical
English form of the Greek name (Timotheos) meaning "honouring God", derived from (timao) "to honour" and (theos) "god"... [more]
TIRAS m Biblical
Possibly means "desire" in Hebrew. Tiras is a grandson of Noah in the Old Testament.
TIRZAH f Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Tirtzah) meaning "favourable"... [more]
TITUS m Ancient Roman, English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Roman praenomen, or given name, which is of unknown meaning, possibly related to Latin titulus "title of honour". It is more likely of Oscan origin, since it was borne by the
legendary Sabine king Titus Tatius... [more]
TOBIAH m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Toviyyah) which meant "YAHWEH is good"... [more]
TOBIAS m Biblical, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Greek form of TOBIAH. This is the name of the hero of the apocryphal Book of Tobit, which appears in many English versions of the Old Testament... [more]
TOBIT m Biblical, Biblical Latin
From Greek (Tobith), from the Hebrew name ( Tovih) meaning "my good"... [more]
TRYPHENA f Biblical
From the Greek name (Tryphaina), derived from Greek (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy"... [more]
TRYPHOSA f Biblical, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy"... [more]
URBAN m Danish, Swedish, German, Polish, Slovene, Biblical, History
From the Latin name Urbanus which meant "city dweller". This name is mentioned briefly in one of Paul's epistles in the New Testament... [more]
URI m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Hebrew
Means "my light" in Hebrew. This was the name of the father of Bezalel in the Old Testament.
URIAH m Biblical
From the Hebrew name '( Uriyah) which meant "YAHWEH is my light"... [more]
URIEL m Biblical, Hebrew
From the Hebrew name '( Uri'el) which meant "God is my light"... [more]
URIJAH m Biblical
Form of URIAH used in some English versions of the Old Testament (for a character in the Book of Jeremiah).
UZZI m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "my power" in Hebrew. This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.
UZZIAH m Biblical
Means "my power is YAHWEH" in Hebrew. This is the name of several Old Testament characters including a king of Judah.
UZZIEL m Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Means "my power is God" in Hebrew. This is the name of several minor characters in the Old Testament.
VASHTI f Biblical
Possibly means "thread" in Hebrew, but it is most likely of Persian origin. In the Old Testament this is the name of the first wife of King Ahasuerus of Persia before he marries
Esther.
ZACCAI m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Zakkay) meaning "pure"... [more]
ZACCHAEUS m Biblical
From (Zakchaios), the Greek form of ZACCAI... [more]
ZACHARIAH m English, Biblical
Variant of ZECHARIAH. This spelling is used in the King James Version of the Old Testament to refer to one of the kings of Israel (called Zechariah in other versions).
ZACHARIAS m Biblical, Biblical Greek
Greek form of ZECHARIAH. This form of the name is used in most English versions of the New Testament to refer to the father of John the Baptist... [more]
ZACHARY m English, Biblical
Usual English form of ZACHARIAS, used in some English versions of the New Testament. This form has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it did not become common
until after the Protestant Reformation... [more]
ZADOK m Biblical
Means "righteous" in Hebrew. This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament, most notably the high priest of Israel during the reigns of David and Solomon... [mor
ZALMON m Biblical
Means "shady" in Hebrew. This is the name of one of David's mighty men in the Old Testament.
ZARAH m Biblical
Form of ZERAH used in some translations of the Bible.
ZEBADIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has bestowed" in Hebrew. This was the name of several Old Testament characters.
ZEBEDEE m Biblical
From (Zebedaios), the Greek form of ZEBADIAH used in the New Testament, where it refers to the father of the apostles James and John.
ZEBULON m Biblical
Variant of ZEBULUN.
ZEBULUN m Biblical
Possibly derived from Ugartic zbl meaning "prince". In the Old Testament Zebulun is the tenth son of Jacob (his sixth son by Leah) and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes
of Israel... [more]
ZECHARIAH m Biblical, English
From the Hebrew name ( Zekharyah) meaning "YAHWEH remembers"... [more]
ZEDEKIAH m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Tzidqiyyahu) meaning "justice of YAHWEH"... [more]
ZELOPHEHAD m Biblical
Possibly means either "first born" or "shadow from terror" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Zelophehad is a man who dies while the Israelites are wandering in the wilderness,
leaving five daughters as heirs.
ZEPHANIAH m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ( Tzefanyah) meaning "YAHWEH has hidden"... [more]
ZERAH m Biblical
Means "dawning, shining" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Judah and the twin of Perez in the Old Testament.
ZIBA (2) m Biblical
Means "station" in Hebrew. This was the name of a servant of Saul in the Old Testament.
ZIBIAH f Biblical
Means "roe, deer" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother of king Joash of Judah.
ZILLAH f Biblical
Means "shade" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament she is the second wife of Lamech.
ZILPAH f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Means "frailty" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the handmaid who was given to Jacob by Leah.
ZIMRI m Biblical
Means "my praise" or "my music" in Hebrew. This is the name of a king of Israel in the Old Testament. He ruled for only seven days, when he was succeeded by the commander
of the army Omri.
ZION m Jewish, Biblical
From the name of a citadel which was in the center of Jerusalem. Zion is also used to refer to a Jewish homeland and to heaven.
ZIPPORAH f Biblical, Hebrew
From the Hebrew name ( Tzipporah), derived from ( tzippor) meaning "bird"... [more]
ZURIEL m Biblical
Means "my rock is God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this name was borne by a chief of the Merarite Levites at the time of the Exodus.