Bible Name MeaningsLooking for bible name meanings, or Baby Name Meanings? Want to know the meaning of the first and last names for your future baby, friends or family members, or meaning of names in the bible? Then you've come to the right place. Below is a long list of names and their meaning in the bible. Also there are some links at the bottom of this list that lead to much more information, including the study of the meaning of names which is called onomastics, the ethnic origin and meaning of first and last names, and much more. Enjoy your search! Samuel _________________________________________________________________
Abel: Breath. (Able was the second son of Adam and Eve.) Abigail: A father’s joy/Source of joy Abiel: God is my Father Ada: Prosperous/Happy, or Ornament Adam: A man of the red earth. (Adam was the first man that God created.) Adina: Slender/Delicate Amos: Burden/Burden bearer Andrew: Manly/Courageous. (Andrew was the brother of the apostle, Simon Peter.) Anna: Grace/Graceful Ariel: Lion of God Asher: Happy/Lucky Name Meanings Beginning With "B" Barnabas: Son of consolation Benjamin: Son of the right hand. (Benjamin was the youngest son of Jacob.) Bernice: Victorious Bethany: House of unripe figs Bethesda: House of mercy Blossom: As a rose Boaz: Strength/Swiftness. Boaz was the husband of Ruth (an ancestor of Jesus) Name Meanings Beginning With "C" Caleb: Devoted and wholehearted Carmel: Garden/Orchard, or Field Claudia: She was a disciple in Rome Cornelius: Strong/Sunrays. (In the New Testament Cornelius was a Roman centurion) Name Meanings Beginning With "D" Damaris: An Athenian woman who was converted by Paul Darius: Possessing the good. (Darius was a great ruler of Persia (now Iran) about 500 B.C. Daniel: God is my judge. (Daniel was a prophet who lived in Old Testament times and interpreted the sign of the moving finger.) David: Beloved/The adored one. (David was a great Israelite king, who won many battles and wrote many of the psalms.) Deborah: The bee/An industrious woman. (Deborah was an Old Testament prophetess who led the Israelites.) Debra: Like Deborah Dinah: Judgement Delilah: Beautiful temptress/Delicate, (Delilah was the lover of Samson. She tricked him into cutting his hair and thus losing his strength.) Drusilla: (The wife of Felix, the governor of Judea.
Name Meanings Beginning With "E" Eli: God is high. Eli was an Old Testament prophet. (Eli also means ‘My God’ Jesus’ cry from the cross. Elijah: Jehovah is God. (Eli was an Old Testament prophet.) Elisabeth: Consecrated to God Elisha: God is my help/My God is salvation Emanuel: God is with us Emma: All embracing/Wide reaching/Completely Enoch: Dedicated teacher. (Enoch was a son of Cain) Esther: A star, (Queen Esther was the Jewish queen of Xerxes the king of Persia, and by her faith God used her to save the Jewish people from annihilation.) Ephraim: Doubly fruitful, (In the Old Testament Ephraim was the younger son of Joseph) Ethan: One noted for wisdom/Constant/Firm/Strong Eve: Life giving/Life, (God made Eve from Adam’s rib and she became the wife of the first man.) Ezekiel: God strengthens Ezra: The helper, (An Old Testament priest, who led the Israelis back to Zion
Name Meanings Beginning With "G" Gabriel: Man of God/God is my strength Gabrielle: Woman of God/God is my strength Gideon: The mighty warrior/cutter of trees, (Gideon was called by an angel.) Name Meanings Beginning With "H" Hanna: Favored by God/Graciousness/Graceful Hannah: As Hanna (above) Hagar: Flight/God has heard, (Hagar was a servant in Abram’s (Abraham’s) household Hazael: God has seen/Sees the Lord Hazel: God has seen/Sees the Lord Hiram: Exalted/High born, (Hiram was the King of Tyre who helped the Jewish kings, David and Solomon Hosanna: Please save now/A prayer of praise Hoshea: Salvation, (Hoshea was the original name for Joshua) Name Meanings Beginning With "I" Immanuel: God is with us Isaac: Laughter/The laughing one, (Isaac was a son of Abraham and the father of Jacob, (All were ancestors of Jesus.) Isaiah: God is salvation, (Isaiah was a great Old Testament prophet and many of his prophecy’s were about Jesus Christ.) Name meaning Beginning With "J" Jabal: Flowing/Flowing River Jacob: Held by the heel, God changed Jacob’s name to Israel, and made him father of the Jewish Nation, who are still called Israelis.) James: Heel catcher, (Greek form of Jacob.) Jemima: A dove Jeremiah: God will establish/Yahweh will exalt Jeremy: Means the same as Jeremiah (above.)
Jephthah: He will open Jerubbaal: Contends with Baal, (the name given to Gideon for destroying Baal’s alter.) Jesse: God’s gift/God exists, (Jesse was the father of king David.) Joanna: God has been gracious, (with others she heralded Christ’s resurrection.) Job: He that weeps, or cries. Joel: Jehovah is God, (Joel was one of king David’s mighty men.) Jonah: A man of peace/A dove. Jonathan: God has given, (Jonathan was the eldest son of king Saul, and a good friend of king David.) Joseph: God shall add, (Joseph was the earthly father of Jesus Christ, and the husband of Mary, Jesus’ mother.) Joshua: God is salvation, (God’s man to take over from Moses and lead the Israelites to the Promised Land.) Jude: Praise Judith: Jewess/A woman from Judea, Judith also means Praise. Julia: A family name of the Roman Caesars, it is the feminine form of Julius.
Name Meanings Beginning With "L" Lazarus: God has helped (Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead!) Levi: United, (Levi was the name given to Old testament priests.) Leah: Light of the sun Lucia: Light Luke: Bright/Light/White, (Luke is another name for Lucia, or Lucas.) Lois: Agreeable, (She was Timothy’s grandmother.) Lydia: Of Lydia, (she was converted by Saint Paul.) Name Meanings Beginning With "M" Magdala: Seaside village/Tower Magdalene: Tower, (Magdalene was one of the Mary’s at the time of Jesus.) Malachi: My angel/My messenger Marcus: Defence/warlike Mark: An object/Large hammer, (it relates to the planet, Mars.) Martha: A lady, (Martha was the sister of Mary and Lazarus, the man raised from the dead by Jesus.) Mary: Obstinate/Stubborn, (There are several Mary’s in the Bible, the best know was the mother of Jesus.) Matthew: A gift from God, (Matthew was an apostle of Jesus.) Micah: Who is like Yahweh, (Micah was one of the prophets who warned the Jews of the judgment of Israel.) Michal: A brook Michael: Like the lord, (Michael was an archangel.) Miriam: Obstinate/Stubborn/Bitter, (Miriam was the elder sister of Moses and Aaron.) Myra: Myrrh, (Myrrh was one of the gifts from the three wise men to Jesus, It is also the name of a city in Lycia.)
Name Meanings Beginning With "N" Naomi: My delight/pleasant Nathan: The gift of God Nehemiah: Comfort of God Nebuchadezzar: (Was the king of Babylon, who took the Jewish Nation captive.) Nicolas: Victory of the people Nicodemas: Conqueror/Victory for the people, (This was the man that Jesus told, “You Must be born again.”) Noah: Peace/Rest, (Noah built the ark that saved him, his family and the animals at the time of the flood.) Name Meanings Beginning With "O" Orpah: A fawn/Lively maiden/Neck Name Meanings Beginning With "P" Paul: Small, (but Paul was never small in achievement, he was one of the outstanding preachers in the New Testament.) Peter: A rock, (After denying that he knew Jesus, Peter became a fearless and very effective preacher.) Philip: A lover of horses. Phoebe: Pure/Bright, (Phoebe was a deaconess of a New Testament church.) Priscilla: (Was one of Paul’s helpers and the wife of Aquila, a Jewish tent maker.) Name Meanings Beginning With "R" Rachel: A ewe, (Rachel was the wife of Jacob and the mother of Joseph.) Rahab: Spacious, (Rahab was the name of a prostitute in Jericho.) Rebekah: A knotted cord, She was wife of Isaac in the Bible.) Reuben: Behold a son, (Jacob’ eldest son.) Rhoda: Rose bush Ruth: Female companion, (Ruth was the wife of Boaz, an ancestor of Jesus.) Name Meanings Beginning With "S" Samuel: Asked of God, (Samuel anointed the shepherd, David, who slew the philistine giant and later became king David.) Salome: Peace, Salome entered the tomb of Jesus.) Sapphira: Deep blue/Beautiful Sapphire: Deep blue Sarah: A princess, (Sarah was the wife of Abraham.) Seth: The appointed one, (Seth was the first son of Adam and Eve.) Sharon: A flat plane Simeon: Hearing, (Simeon is another name of Simon.) Simon: Hearing Solomon: Peaceable/Wants peace, (King Solomon asked God to give him wisdom and became the wisest man who ever lived, (except for Jesus of course.) Sophia: Wisdom Stephen: A crown/A garland.) Susan: Lilly, (Jesus said that the lilies of the field were beautiful.) Susanna: A Lilly/A rose, Susanna was a believer who ministered to Jesus.) Name Meanings Beginning With "T" Tabitha: A gazelle/A doe Tamara: A palm tree Tiffany: The Trinity/Manifestation of God Tim: Shortened from Timothy, means, Revere God - Honored by God Timothy: Honoring God/Honored by God Name Meanings Beginning With "U" Uriah: God is light Name Meanings Beginning With "Z" Zacharias: Remembered by the Lord, (He was the father of John the Baptist.) Zion: Fortress, (Zion is also used for the Jewish homeland
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