Timeless & Meaningful
Biblical Boy Names
1186 names, each with its meaning, U.S. popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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Biblical boy names are timeless and grounded — names of prophets, kings, and disciples that still feel strong today. The classics lead: Gideon, Tobias, Mark and Paul.
For meaning with a modern edge there’s Eithan, Kohen, Mathias and Ellis, while Joaquin, Josue, Kaleb and Shepherd feel fresh and distinctive.
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Malikiah#6876 in the U.S.Malikiah reads as an elaborated name echoing Malachi ('my messenger') and Malik ('king' in Arab▶Zecharia#6881 in the U.S.Zecharia is a form of the Hebrew name Zechariah (Zekharyah), meaning 'the Lord remembers' or 'G▶Cleophas#7144 in the U.S.Cleophas is a form of Cleopas, a Greek name understood as a short form of Cleopatros, 'glory of▶Thomes#7209 in the U.S.Thomes reads as a spelling variant of Thomas, the English form of the Aramaic Toma meaning twin▶Finneus#7253 in the U.S.Finneus is a modern respelling of Phineas, a biblical name usually traced to the Hebrew or Egyp▶Dagon#7364 in the U.S.Dagon is best known as the name of an ancient Semitic deity worshipped by peoples of Mesopotami▶Isrrael#7453 in the U.S.Isrrael reads as a respelling of Israel, with a doubled 'r' — a Hebrew name meaning 'one who wr▶Kayin#7517 in the U.S.Kayin is the Hebrew form of Cain, the elder son of Adam and Eve in Genesis, who killed his brot▶Bartosz#7611 in the U.S.Bartosz is the standard Polish form of Bartholomew, a name that goes back to the Aramaic bar-Ta▶Daniell#7841 in the U.S.A respelling of Daniel, from the Hebrew Daniyyel, 'God is my judge' — a major biblical prophet.▶Elisei#7887 in the U.S.A Romanian/Russian form of Elisha — from the Hebrew Elishua, 'God is salvation; my God is salva▶Esmael#7899 in the U.S.A spelling of Ishmael/Ismael — from the Hebrew Yishmael, 'God hears; God will hear'; we note th▶Eyoas#7903 in the U.S.An Ethiopian (Amharic) form of Joash/Jehoash — from the Hebrew, 'the Lord is strong; given by t▶Eyuel#7904 in the U.S.An Ethiopian (Amharic) form of Joel — from the Hebrew Yo'el, 'the Lord is God; Yahweh is God'; ▶Ezikiel#7905 in the U.S.A spelling of Ezekiel — from the Hebrew Yehezkel, 'God strengthens; may God strengthen' (the pr▶Gedalya#7915 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Gedalyah, 'God is great; the Lord is great' (gadol, 'great', + Yah, 'the Lord')▶Geremiah#7916 in the U.S.A spelling of Jeremiah — from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, 'the Lord exalts; God will raise up'; we no▶Hezekiyah#7930 in the U.S.A spelling of Hezekiah — from the Hebrew Hizkiyahu, 'God strengthens; the Lord is my strength';▶Hovhannes#7932 in the U.S.An Armenian form of John — from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious; the Lord is gracious'; w▶Issachar#7942 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Yissachar, 'there is a reward; he will bring/bear reward' (a son of Jacob and a▶Izayiah#7943 in the U.S.A spelling of Isaiah — from the Hebrew Yeshayahu, 'God is salvation; the Lord is salvation'; we▶Jabin#7945 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Yavin, variously 'God has built; whom God observes' and 'one who is discerning/▶Jathniel#7965 in the U.S.From the Hebrew, 'God has given; a gift of God' (a biblical name, a form of Nethanel/Jathniel);▶Jeremia#7974 in the U.S.A form of Jeremiah — from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, 'the Lord exalts; God will raise up'; we note t▶Jheremy#7979 in the U.S.A spelling of Jeremy — a form of Jeremiah, from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, 'the Lord exalts; God wil▶Jonnathan#7984 in the U.S.A spelling of Jonathan — from the Hebrew Yehonatan, 'God/Yahweh has given; a gift of God'; we n▶Joshuwa#7984 in the U.S.Joshuwa is a phonetic respelling of Joshua, from the Hebrew Yehoshua, 'the Lord is salvation' o▶Joram#7985 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Yoram, 'the Lord is exalted; Yahweh is exalted' (a king of Israel and a king of▶Lemmie#8018 in the U.S.Lemmie is an affectionate pet form of Lemuel, from the Hebrew Lemu'el, 'devoted to God' or 'bel▶Malahkai#8046 in the U.S.Malahkai reads as a respelling of Malachi, the Hebrew name meaning 'my messenger' - the last of▶Lewi#8053 in the U.S.A spelling of Levi — from the Hebrew, 'joined; attached; in harmony' (a son of Jacob and the pr▶Maika#8072 in the U.S.A form of Michael/Micah — from the Hebrew, 'who is like God?'; also a Japanese girls' name; use▶Malekai#8076 in the U.S.A spelling of Malachi — from the Hebrew Malakhi, 'my messenger; messenger of God' (the last pro▶Matteus#8087 in the U.S.A Scandinavian/Portuguese form of Matthew — from the Hebrew Mattityahu, 'a gift of God; gift of▶Melachi#8091 in the U.S.A spelling of Malachi — from the Hebrew Malakhi, 'my messenger; messenger of God' (the last pro▶Mesiyah#8093 in the U.S.A spelling of Messiah — from the Hebrew Mashiach, 'the anointed one; the deliverer/savior'; we ▶Micael#8094 in the U.S.A form of Michael — from the Hebrew Mikha'el, 'who is like God?'; we note the sacred sense▶Onan#8131 in the U.S.From the Hebrew, 'strong; vigorous; potent' (a son of Judah in the Bible); we note the biblical▶Ossiel#8134 in the U.S.A spelling of Osiel/Oziel — from the Hebrew Uziel, 'my strength is God; the strength/power of G▶Peretz#8138 in the U.S.From the Hebrew, 'a breach; a breakthrough; one who bursts forth' (a son of Judah, an ancestor ▶Sosaia#8213 in the U.S.A Tongan form of Josiah — from the Hebrew Yoshiyahu, 'the Lord supports/heals; the Lord has fou▶Abelino#8260 in the U.S.Abelino is a Spanish and Italian elaboration of Abel, from the Hebrew Hevel meaning 'breath' or▶Joshus#8280 in the U.S.Joshus is a rare form of Joshua, most likely a shortened or altered spelling that dropped the f▶Izzac#8321 in the U.S.Izzac is a modern respelling of Isaac, from the Hebrew Yitzhak, 'he laughs' or 'he will laugh,'▶Aner#8334 in the U.S.From the Hebrew, variously 'a sprout; a young plant' and 'a waterfall' (a biblical place/person▶Benjamim#8335 in the U.S.Benjamim is the Portuguese form of Benjamin, from Hebrew Binyamin, 'son of the right hand' (or ▶Atzel#8357 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Atzel/Azel, variously 'noble; reserved; one set apart' (a biblical personal nam▶Azarie#8361 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Azariah/Azarie — from the Hebrew, 'God has helped; the Lord helps'; routes l▶Cephas#8407 in the U.S.From the Aramaic kepha, 'a rock; a stone' — the name Jesus gave to the apostle Peter (rendered ▶Isaic#8409 in the U.S.Isaic is a modern respelling of Isaac, from the Hebrew Yitzhak, meaning 'he will laugh' or 'lau▶Danyel#8439 in the U.S.A spelling of Daniel — from the Hebrew, 'God is my judge'▶Dathan#8441 in the U.S.From the Hebrew, variously 'a fountain; a spring' and 'a law/decree' (a biblical personal name)▶Eyoel#8450 in the U.S.Eyoel is the Ethiopian and Amharic form of the biblical Joel, from the Hebrew Yoel, a compound ▶Danieljr#8461 in the U.S.This is the name Daniel with the suffix 'Jr' (Junior) appended and recorded as one token — a da▶Kalyb#8479 in the U.S.Kalyb is a modern respelling of Caleb, the English form of the Hebrew Kalev. The name is tradit▶Elishah#8486 in the U.S.A spelling of Elisha — from the Hebrew Elishua, 'God is salvation; my God is salvation' (the pr▶Eliu#8487 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Elihu — from the Hebrew Elihu, 'He is my God; my God is He'▶Eliya#8489 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Eliyah/Elijah — from the Hebrew Eliyahu, 'my God is Yahweh; the Lord is my G▶Isaih#8498 in the U.S.A respelling of Isaiah (missing the second 'a'), from the Hebrew Yeshayahu, 'the Lord is salvat▶Eyob#8502 in the U.S.An Amharic/Ethiopian form of Job — from the Hebrew Iyov, variously 'persecuted; one who weeps' ▶Habakkuk#8535 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Havaqquq, 'an embrace; one who embraces/clings' (the prophet Habakkuk of the Bi▶Hananiah#8539 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Hananyah, 'Yahweh is gracious; God has favoured' (hanan, 'to be gracious', + Ya▶Jerimyah#8539 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Jeremiah, from Hebrew Yirmeyahu ('Yahweh will exalt' or 'appointed by God'▶Jaremy#8590 in the U.S.Jaremy is an a-spelled form of Jeremy, the English form of the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, understood as ▶Jhoel#8604 in the U.S.A spelling of Joel — from the Hebrew Yoel, 'Yahweh is God; the Lord is God' (the prophet Joel)▶Jonus#8638 in the U.S.Jonus is a variant spelling of Jonas, the Greek and Latin form of the Hebrew Yonah, 'dove,' the▶Kedar#8644 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Qedar, variously 'powerful; mighty' and 'dark-skinned' — a son of Ishmael in th▶Malon#8697 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Machlon/Mahlon — variously 'a dwelling place' and 'sickness/sickly' (a figure i▶Natanel#8734 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Nathanael/Nathaniel — from the Hebrew Netanel, 'gift of God; God has given'▶Neitan#8738 in the U.S.A spelling of Nathan — from the Hebrew Natan, 'a gift; He gave (God has given)'▶Neytan#8741 in the U.S.A spelling of Nathan — from the Hebrew Natan, 'a gift; He gave (God has given)'▶Obidiah#8756 in the U.S.A spelling of Obadiah — from the Hebrew Ovadyah, 'servant/worshipper of God' (a prophet of the ▶Ralphael#8763 in the U.S.Ralphael reads as a blended respelling of Raphael, from Hebrew Rephael, 'God has healed,' with ▶Johanthan#8832 in the U.S.Johanthan is a variant spelling of Johnathan, itself an elaborated form of Jonathan. All trace ▶Taniela#8834 in the U.S.The Fijian and Tongan form of Daniel, a Hebrew name meaning 'God is my judge'. Biblical names w▶Asafe#9021 in the U.S.A Portuguese form of Asaph — from the Hebrew Asaf, 'God has gathered; the gatherer/collector'; ▶Carmi#9049 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Karmi, 'my vineyard,' from kerem ('vineyard'). In the Hebrew Bible, Carmi is a ▶Christion#9064 in the U.S.Christion is a respelling of Christian, from Latin Christianus, 'follower of Christ' — Christ b▶Chiloh#9114 in the U.S.A spelling of Shiloh — from the Hebrew, variously 'tranquil; peaceful' and 'he who is to be sen▶Izick#9133 in the U.S.Izick is a modern phonetic respelling of Isaac, from the Hebrew Yitzhak, 'he will laugh' (from ▶Edrei#9138 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Edrei, a biblical place-name — a city in Bashan where Israel defeated King Og i▶Efrayim#9141 in the U.S.Efrayim is the Hebrew form of the name rendered Ephraim in English, understood as 'fruitful' or▶Henos#9148 in the U.S.An Ethiopian form of the Hebrew name Enosh (a grandson of Adam in Genesis), 'mortal, man, manki▶Eliyohu#9150 in the U.S.The Yiddish/Ashkenazi pronunciation of Eliyahu (Elijah), from the Hebrew 'my God is the Lord; t▶Ezekias#9170 in the U.S.The Greek form of Hezekiah, from the Hebrew Hizqiyahu, 'the Lord strengthens' — the name of a r▶Itiel#9239 in the U.S.Hebrew Itiel, usually read as 'God is with me' (iti, 'with me', plus El, 'God'). It appears in ▶Izik#9243 in the U.S.Izik reads as a short form of Isaac, from Hebrew Yitzhak, 'he laughs'; the spelling echoes Hebr▶Kalub#9250 in the U.S.Kalub is a modern sound-it-out respelling of Caleb, the Hebrew name of the faithful scout in th▶Gedeon#9254 in the U.S.A form of Gideon — from the Hebrew Gidon, 'a hewer/feller (of trees)', connoting 'a mighty warr▶Gilead#9261 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Gilad, 'a hill/heap of testimony; a monument' — a mountainous region east of th▶Hazaiah#9291 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Hazayah, 'the Lord sees; whom Jehovah sees' (a biblical name); we note the sacr▶Isaia#9312 in the U.S.An Italian form of Isaiah — from the Hebrew Yeshayahu, 'God is salvation; the Lord saves'▶Isaiahs#9313 in the U.S.A spelling of Isaiah (with a final -s) — from the Hebrew Yeshayahu, 'God is salvation; the Lord▶Jahzeel#9335 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Yahtzeel, 'God apportions/divides; God allots' (a biblical name); we note the s▶Jefte#9352 in the U.S.A Spanish form of Jephthah — from the Hebrew Yiftach, 'he opens; (God) sets free/opens up' (a b▶Jeriko#9354 in the U.S.A spelling of Jericho — an ancient city, variously 'city of the moon' and 'fragrant/place of fr▶Jese#9356 in the U.S.A Spanish spelling of Jesse — from the Hebrew Yishai, variously 'gift; God exists; wealthy'; ro▶Jeshurun#9357 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Yeshurun, 'the upright one; the righteous one' — a poetic/endearing name for th▶Jephte#9369 in the U.S.The French and Spanish form (Jephte / Jefte) of the Hebrew name Jephthah, borne by a judge of I▶Seanpatrick#9476 in the U.S.Seanpatrick joins two classic Irish names into one: Sean, the Irish form of John meaning 'God i▶Malacai#9512 in the U.S.A spelling of Malachi — from the Hebrew mal'akhi, 'my messenger; messenger of God'; the last bo▶Malykai#9516 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Malachi — from the Hebrew mal'akhi, 'my messenger; messenger of God'; we▶Mattaniah#9527 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Mattanyah — 'a gift of the Lord/Yah's gift' (mattan + Yah); a biblical name, th▶Melchor#9536 in the U.S.A Spanish form of Melchior — from the Hebrew, 'the king of light; my king is light'; traditiona▶Melquisedec#9538 in the U.S.A Spanish form of Melchizedek — from the Hebrew Malki-tzedek, 'my king is righteousness'; a bib▶Mishael#9552 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Misha'el — 'who is what God is?; who belongs to God?'; a biblical name (a compa▶Mordekai#9557 in the U.S.A spelling of Mordecai — from the Hebrew, linked to the Babylonian god Marduk, hence variously ▶Natnael#9573 in the U.S.An Ethiopian (Amharic) form of Nathanael — from the Hebrew, 'God has given; a gift of God'; a d▶Nemiah#9581 in the U.S.A contracted spelling of Nehemiah — from the Hebrew Nechemyah, 'the Lord comforts; comforted by▶Ozni#9617 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Ozni — 'my hearing; my ear'; a biblical name, a grandson of Jacob; we note the ▶Perez#9623 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Peretz — 'a breach; a breakthrough; one who breaks forth'; a son of Judah, an a▶Rapheal#9644 in the U.S.A spelling of Raphael — from the Hebrew Rafa'el, 'God has healed; God heals'; the name of an ar▶Samuell#9682 in the U.S.A spelling of Samuel — from the Hebrew Shemu'el, 'God has heard; name of God; asked of God'; a ▶Seraphim#9698 in the U.S.From the Hebrew serafim, 'the burning/fiery ones' — the highest order of angels; a saint's name▶Zachry#9720 in the U.S.Zachry is Zachary with the middle vowel dropped, from the English Zachary and Hebrew Zĕkharyah,▶Jonatha#9723 in the U.S.Jonatha reads as a shortened form of Jonathan, from the Hebrew Yehonatan, 'Yahweh has given'. D▶Timon#9745 in the U.S.From the Greek Timon — from time, 'honor; worth', hence 'honoring; a reward; worthy'; a biblica▶Zilas#9745 in the U.S.A Z- spelling of Silas, from the Latin Silvanus, 'of the forest; wood' (also linked to Aramaic ▶Braheem#9769 in the U.S.Braheem is a phonetic respelling of Ibrahim (also Brahim), the Arabic form of Abraham, from the▶Tymofiy#9771 in the U.S.A Ukrainian form of Timothy — from the Greek Timotheos, 'honoring God; one who honors/reveres G▶Uzias#9776 in the U.S.A Spanish/Portuguese form of Uzziah — from the Hebrew Uzziyahu, 'the Lord is my strength; Yah i▶Danyael#9793 in the U.S.Danyael is a respelling of Daniel, one of the oldest and most enduring Hebrew names, meaning 'G▶Yacob#9811 in the U.S.An Ethiopian/Arabic form of Jacob/Yaqub — from the Hebrew Ya'aqov, 'a supplanter; one who follo▶Yeicob#9821 in the U.S.A Hispanic phonetic spelling of Jacob/Yacob — from the Hebrew Ya'aqov, 'a supplanter; one who f▶Yeremi#9823 in the U.S.A Hispanic/Slavic short form of Jeremiah/Yeremiah — from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, 'the Lord exalts▶Yeremy#9824 in the U.S.A Hispanic spelling of Jeremy — from Jeremiah, Hebrew 'the Lord exalts; appointed by God'; a pr▶Zacariah#9833 in the U.S.A spelling of Zachariah — from the Hebrew Zekharyah, 'the Lord remembers; God has remembered'; ▶Zacharius#9834 in the U.S.A Latin/Greek form of Zacharias/Zachariah — from the Hebrew Zekharyah, 'the Lord remembers; God▶Zackrey#9852 in the U.S.Zackrey is a phonetic respelling of Zachary, the English form of the Hebrew Zechariah, 'Yahweh ▶Zyonn#9862 in the U.S.A spelling of Zion — from the Hebrew Tzion, 'a highest point; a fortress/holy hill'; a name for▶Binyumin#9872 in the U.S.A Yiddish and Bukharian form of Benjamin (Hebrew Binyamin), 'son of the right hand' (the side o▶Addiel#9876 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Adiel — 'an ornament of God; God is my adornment' (adi, 'ornament', + el, 'God'▶Adlai#9885 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Adlai — variously 'my witness; God is just; my ornament'; a biblical name (the ▶Adoniram#9887 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Adoniram — 'my Lord is exalted/high' (adoni, 'my lord', + ram, 'exalted/high');▶Ammiel#9888 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Ammiel, 'my kinsman is God' or 'people of God' (am, 'people; kinsman,' + el, 'G▶Alpheus#9916 in the U.S.Variously the Greek Alpheios (a river and river-god of Arcadia) and the Hebrew-derived biblical▶Chanan#9924 in the U.S.From the Hebrew 'Chanan', 'gracious' (tied to 'God is gracious') — a name borne by figures in t▶Aniel#9935 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Aniel/Haniel — 'God is my grace; the grace/favor of God' (chen, 'grace', + el, ▶Azeriah#9942 in the U.S.A modern respelling near Azariah ('helped by God'), reshaped on the -iah pattern of Isaiah and ▶Cleophus#9957 in the U.S.Cleophus is an American form of Cleophas/Cleopas — a Greek biblical name, from kleos 'glory' an▶Aryel#9965 in the U.S.A spelling of Ariel — from the Hebrew, 'a lion of God' (ari, 'lion', + el, 'God'); a poetic nam▶Asaias#9969 in the U.S.A form of Isaiah (Asaias, the Greek/Latin form) — from the Hebrew Yeshayahu, 'the Lord is salva▶Avidan#9983 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Avidan, 'my father is just/judge' (av, 'father', + din, 'judgment/justice'); a ▶Azryel#9990 in the U.S.A spelling of Azriel/Azrael — from the Hebrew, 'God is my help' (azri, 'my help', + el, 'God');▶Barnaby#9996 in the U.S.An English form of Barnabas — from the Aramaic, 'a son of consolation/encouragement/prophecy'; ▶Benjiman#10003 in the U.S.A spelling of Benjamin — from the Hebrew Binyamin, 'a son of the right hand; a son of the south▶Etai#10040 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Ittai (Etai), 'with me; near', the name of a loyal Gittite warrior who stood by▶Jud#10042 in the U.S.A short form of Judah (Hebrew Yehudah, 'praised; thanksgiving') or Jude; a crisp, one-beat name▶Isaah#10044 in the U.S.Isaah reads as a modern respelling of Isaiah, from the Hebrew Yesha'yahu, 'Yahweh is salvation'▶Chanoch#10050 in the U.S.The Hebrew form of Enoch — 'dedicated; trained/initiated' (from chanakh, 'to dedicate'); a desc▶Gilad#10076 in the U.S.Gilad is a Hebrew name taken from Gilead, a mountainous region east of the Jordan River. The pl▶Isiac#10081 in the U.S.Isiac is an unusual respelling of Isaac, the Hebrew biblical name from 'Yitzhak,' 'he will laug▶Davidjames#10093 in the U.S.A compound name — David ('beloved', Hebrew) joined with James ('a supplanter; one who follows',▶Dawid#10097 in the U.S.The Polish/Afrikaans form of David — from the Hebrew David, 'beloved'; the second king of Israe▶Deivid#10102 in the U.S.A Latina/Brazilian phonetic spelling of David — from the Hebrew David, 'beloved'; the second ki▶Deniel#10108 in the U.S.A spelling of Daniel — from the Hebrew Daniyyel, 'God is my judge'; the prophet Daniel; we note▶Henok#10108 in the U.S.The Ethiopian and Amharic form of Enoch, from the Hebrew Chanokh, 'dedicated; trained; initiate▶Ishmeal#10116 in the U.S.Ishmeal is a spelling variant of the biblical Ishmael, from Hebrew Yishma'el, 'God has heard' o▶Enok#10123 in the U.S.The Scandinavian form of Enoch, from the Hebrew Chanoch, 'dedicated; consecrated; trained.' In ▶Isaiha#10128 in the U.S.Isaiha is Isaiah with the last two letters transposed — 'Isai-ha' instead of 'Isai-ah.' Plainly▶Diovanni#10129 in the U.S.A spelling of Giovanni — the Italian form of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious';▶Itay#10132 in the U.S.The modern Hebrew Itay, from the biblical Ittai — Ittai the Gittite, a foreign-born commander w▶Jacobb#10136 in the U.S.Jacobb is a doubled-consonant spelling of Jacob, from the Hebrew Ya'akov, traditionally explain▶Jerimah#10143 in the U.S.Jerimah is a reduced spelling of Jeremiah, the English form of the Hebrew Yirmeyahu, understood▶Eliceo#10155 in the U.S.A spelling of Eliseo — the Spanish form of Elisha, from the Hebrew Elishua, 'God is my salvatio▶Elkanah#10156 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Elqanah, 'God has created/possessed/acquired' (el, 'God', + qanah, 'to create/p▶Elyot#10160 in the U.S.A spelling of Elliot — a diminutive of Elijah, from the Hebrew Eliyahu, 'the Lord is my God'; t▶Ephriam#10167 in the U.S.A spelling of Ephraim — from the Hebrew Efrayim, 'fruitful; doubly fruitful'; a son of Joseph a▶Hezekiel#10184 in the U.S.A form blending Ezekiel ('God strengthens', from Yehezqel) and Hezekiah ('the Lord strengthens'▶Gedalia#10193 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Gedalyahu, 'God is great; the Lord has made great' (gadal, 'to be great', + Yah▶Giani#10198 in the U.S.A spelling of Gianni — a short form of Giovanni (the Italian John), from the Hebrew, 'God is gr▶Johnpatrick#10198 in the U.S.Johnpatrick joins two classic names, John, from Hebrew Yohanan meaning God is gracious, and Pat▶Gianna#10199 in the U.S.A feminine of Gianni (the Italian John) — from the Hebrew, 'God is gracious'; overwhelmingly a ▶Jospeh#10202 in the U.S.Jospeh is Joseph with the final 'e' and 'h' transposed — an error-form that reached the birth d▶Giovan#10203 in the U.S.A short form of Giovanni — the Italian form of John, from the Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious▶Isias#10214 in the U.S.A Spanish form of Isaiah (Isaias), a Hebrew name meaning 'the Lord is salvation' (Yeshayahu). C▶Hosie#10219 in the U.S.Hosie is a rare American given name most plausibly read as a colloquial short form of Hosea (He▶Kalob#10228 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Caleb, from the Hebrew for 'faithful; devotion; whole-hearted' (traditio▶Harim#10230 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Harim, 'dedicated to God; consecrated; devoted' (linked to charam, 'to set apar▶Henoch#10237 in the U.S.A Hebrew/German form of Enoch, from the Hebrew Chanoch, 'dedicated; consecrated; trained' (from▶Kenaz#10258 in the U.S.Hebrew Kenaz, named in Genesis as a grandson of Esau and ancestor of the Kenizzites; the meanin▶Nashon#10265 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Nachshon (Nahshon), the prince of Judah remembered in tradition as the first to▶Izaiyah#10266 in the U.S.A spelling of Isaiah, from the Hebrew Yeshayahu, 'God is salvation; Yahweh saves' (yasha, 'to s▶Izreal#10268 in the U.S.A spelling of Israel, from the Hebrew Yisrael, 'one who struggles/perseveres with God; God cont▶Jahaziah#10276 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Yachaziah, 'Yahweh sees; God beholds' (chazah, 'to see/behold', + yah, 'God'); ▶Jessee#10283 in the U.S.Jessee is an -ee respelling of Jesse, the biblical name of the father of King David, from the H▶Johanan#10292 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Yochanan, 'the Lord is gracious; God is gracious' — the original form behind Jo▶Jehiel#10303 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Yechiel, 'may God live; God lives' (chai, 'to live', + el, 'God'); a biblical L▶Jered#10306 in the U.S.A spelling of Jared, from the Hebrew Yared, 'descent; to descend' (from yarad, 'to go down'); a▶Jocsan#10316 in the U.S.A Hispanic given name linked to the biblical Joktan, from the Hebrew Yoktan, 'small; he will be▶Jachob#10317 in the U.S.Jachob is a rare respelling of Jacob, with an added h, from the Hebrew name meaning supplanter ▶Josaiah#10324 in the U.S.A spelling of Josiah, from the Hebrew Yoshiyahu, 'Yahweh supports; God heals' (asa, 'to heal/su▶Joshuah#10325 in the U.S.A spelling of Joshua, from the Hebrew Yehoshua, 'Yahweh is salvation' (yah, 'God', + yasha, 'to▶Jossue#10326 in the U.S.A spelling of Josue, the Spanish form of Joshua, from the Hebrew Yehoshua, 'Yahweh is salvation▶Judea#10328 in the U.S.From the region of Judea, named for Judah, from the Hebrew Yehudah, 'praised; thanksgiving'; us▶Kaileb#10349 in the U.S.A spelling of Caleb, from the Hebrew Kalev, 'whole-hearted; faithful' (also linked to 'dog', fo▶Kaleab#10354 in the U.S.An Amharic (Ethiopian) form of Caleb, from the Hebrew Kalev, 'whole-hearted; faithful' (also li▶Kenaan#10384 in the U.S.A spelling of Canaan, from the Hebrew Kena'an, variously 'lowland' or 'merchant/trader'; the bi▶Jerid#10399 in the U.S.Jerid respells Jared/Jarrod, from Hebrew Yered, meaning 'descent' or 'he descends'; it carries ▶Saron#10410 in the U.S.Saron is read either as a form of the biblical Sharon (Hebrew, 'a fertile plain,' famed in 'the▶
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