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AARON m English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö·×?ֲרֹ×? ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin... [more]
ABADDON m Biblical
Means "ruin, destruction" in Hebrew... [more]
ABEDNEGO m Biblical
Means "servant of Nebo" in Babylonian, Nebo being the Babylonian god of wisdom... [more]
ABEL m English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö¶×?Ö¶×? (Hevel) or ×?Ö¸×?Ö¶×? (Havel) which meant "breath"... [more]
ABIAH m & f Biblical
Variant of ABIJAH
ABIDAN m Biblical
Means "my father is judge" in Hebrew... [more]
ABIEL m Biblical
Means "God is my father" in Hebrew... [more]
ABIGAIL f English, German, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö²×?Ö´×?×?Ö¸×?Ö´×? ('Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy"... [more]
ABIHU m Biblical
Means "he is my father" in Hebrew... [more]
ABIJAH m & f Biblical
Means "my father is YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]
ABILENE f Biblical
From a place name mentioned briefly in the New Testament... [more]
ABIMAEL m Biblical
Means "my father is God" in Hebrew... [more]
ABIMELECH m Biblical
Means "my father is king" in Hebrew... [more]
ABIRAM m Biblical
Means "my father is exalted" in Hebrew... [more]
ABISAI m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of ABISHAI
ABISHAG f Biblical
Means "my father strays" in Hebrew... [more]
ABISHAI m Biblical
Means "my father is a gift" in Hebrew... [more]
ABITAL f Biblical
Means "my father is the night dew" in Hebrew... [more]
ABNER m English, Biblical
Means "my father is a light" in Hebrew... [more]
ABRAHAM m English, Jewish, Biblical
This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of ABRAM (1) and Hebrew ×?Ö¸×?×?Ö¹×? (hamon) "many, multitude"... [more]
ABRAM (1) m Biblical
Means "high father" in Hebrew... [more]
ABSALOM m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö·×?ְש×?Ö¸×?×?Ö¹×? ('Avshalom) which meant "my father is peace"... [more]
ACHAICUS m Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Î?Ï?αικοÏ? (Achaikos), which referred to the region in Greece called Î?Ï?αια (Achaia), situated on the northern coast of the Peloponnesus... [more]
ACHAN m Biblical
Possibly a variation of the Hebrew word ×¢Ö²×?ָר ('akhar) meaning "trouble"... [more]
ACHIM (2) m Biblical
Possibly means "he will establish" in Hebrew... [more]
ADAH f Biblical
Means "adornment" in Hebrew... [more]
ADALIA m Biblical
Possibly means "YAHWEH is just" in Hebrew... [more]
ADAM m English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Jewish, Biblical
This is the Hebrew word for "man"... [more]
ADINA m & f Biblical, Jewish
Means "slender, delicate" in Hebrew... [more]
ADINO m Biblical
Means "ornament" in Hebrew... [more]
ADLAI m Biblical
Contracted form of ADALIA... [more]
ADONIJAH m Biblical
Means "my lord is YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]
ADONIRAM m Biblical
Means "my lord is exalted" in Hebrew... [more]
AGRIPPA m Ancient Roman, Biblical
Roman family of unknown meaning, possibly of Etruscan origin but possibly from Latin agripeta "land grabber"... [more]
AHAB m Biblical
Means "uncle", from Hebrew ×?Ö¸×? ('ach) "brother" and ×?Ö²×? ('av) "father"... [more]
AHARON m Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of AARON
ALLON m Biblical
Means "oak" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.
ALPHAEUS m Biblical
From Î?λÏ?αιοÏ? (Alphaios), the Greek form of a Hebrew name that meant "changing"... [more]
ALVAH m Biblical
Means "his highness" in Hebrew... [more]
AMAL (2) m Biblical
Means "work" in Hebrew. This is the name of an Asherite in the Old Testament.
AMARIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has said" in Hebrew... [more]
AMI (1) m Biblical
Means "trustworthy, reliable" in Hebrew... [more]
AMITTAI m Biblical
Means "my truth" in Hebrew... [more]
AMMIEL m Biblical
Means "God is my kinsman" in Hebrew... [more]
AMOS m Biblical, English, Jewish
Means "to carry" in Hebrew... [more]
AMRAM m Biblical
Means "exalted nation" in Hebrew... [more]
ANAH f & m Biblical
Means "answer" in Hebrew... [more]
ANAIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH answers" in Hebrew... [more]
ANAN (2) m Biblical
Means "cloud" in Hebrew... [more]
ANANI m Biblical
Means "my cloud" in Hebrew... [more]
ANANIAS m Biblical
Greek form of HANANIAH... [more]
ANATH (1) m & f Biblical, Jewish
Means "answer" in Hebrew... [more]
ANDREW m English, Biblical
From the Greek name Î?νδÏ?εαÏ? (Andreas), which derives from ανηÏ? (aner) "man" (genitive ανδÏ?οÏ? (andros) "of a man")... [more]
ANNA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Breton, Biblical
Latinate form of HANNAH... [more]
ANNAS m Biblical
Contracted form of ANANIAS... [more]
APPHIA f Biblical
Greek form of a Hebrew name which possibly meant "increasing"... [more]
AQUILA m Biblical, Ancient Roman
From a Roman cognomen which meant "eagle" in Latin... [more]
ARARAT m Armenian, Biblical
From the name of a mountain in eastern Turkey (formerly part of Armenia), the place where Noah's Ark came to rest according to the Old Testament.
ARCHELAUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical
Latinized form of the Greek name Î?Ï?Ï?ελαοÏ? (Archelaos), which meant "master of the people" from αÏ?Ï?οÏ? (archos) "master" and λαοÏ? (laos) "people"... [more]
ARELI m Biblical
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew... [more]
ARETAS m Biblical
Greek form of an Aramaic name, of unknown meaning... [more]
ARIDAI m Biblical
Meaning unknown, possibly of Persian origin... [more]
ARIEH m Biblical, Jewish
Means "lion" in Hebrew... [more]
ARIEL m & f Biblical, Jewish
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew... [more]
ARTAXERXES m History, Biblical
Greek form of the Persian name Artakhshathra meaning "righteous ruler"... [more]
ASA m Biblical, Jewish
Means "doctor" in Hebrew... [more]
ASAF m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of ASAPH
ASAPH m Biblical
Means "collector" in Hebrew... [more]
ASENATH f Biblical
Means "she belongs to her father" in Egyptian... [more]
ASHER m Biblical, Jewish
Means "happy" or "blessed" in Hebrew... [more]
ASHTORETH f Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
ATARAH f Biblical
Means "crown" in Hebrew... [more]
AVITAL f Biblical
Hebrew form of ABITAL
AZAREL m Biblical
Means "God has helped" in Hebrew... [more]
AZARIA m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of AZARIAH
AZARIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has helped" in Hebrew... [more]
AZARIAS m Biblical (Variant)
Greek form of AZARIAH
AZAZEL m Biblical
Means "scapegoat" in Hebrew... [more]
AZAZIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH is strong" in Hebrew... [more]
AZEL m Biblical
Means "reserved" in Hebrew... [more]
AZRIEL m Biblical
Means "help of God", derived from Hebrew ×¢Ö¸×?ַר ('azar) "help" and ×?Öµ×? ('el) "God"... [more]
AZUBAH f Biblical
Means "forsaken" in Hebrew... [more]
BARAK m Biblical, Jewish
Means "lightning" in Hebrew... [more]
BARNABAS m English, German, Biblical
Greek form of an Aramaic name which probably meant "son of the prophet" (though it is claimed in Acts 4:36 to mean "son of encouragement")... [more]
BARTHOLOMEW m English, Biblical
From Î?αÏ?θολομαιοÏ? (Bartholomaios), which was the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning "son of תַ×?Ö°×?Ö·×? (Talmay)"... [more]
BARUCH m Biblical, Jewish
Means "blessed" in Hebrew... [more]
BASEMATH f Biblical
Means "fragrance" in Hebrew... [more]
BASHEMATH f Biblical (Variant)
Variant of BASEMATH
BASMATH f Biblical
Variant of BASEMATH... [more]
BATHSHEBA f Biblical
Means "daughter of the oath" in Hebrew... [more]
BEELZEBUB m Biblical
From Hebrew ×?Ö·×¢Ö·×? ×?Ö°×?×?Ö¼×? (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, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "worthless" in Hebrew... [more]
BENAIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has built" in Hebrew... [more]
BENJAMIN m English, French, German, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö´× Ö°×?Ö¸×?Ö´×?×? (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand"... [more]
BERNICE f English, Biblical
Contracted form of BERENICE
BETHANY f English, Biblical
Means "house of figs" in Hebrew, from a biblical place name... [more]
BETHEL f Biblical
From an Old Testament place name meaning "house of God" in Hebrew... [more]
BETHUEL m Biblical
Means "man of God" in Hebrew... [more]
BEULAH f Biblical, English
Means "married" in Hebrew... [more]
BILHAH f Biblical
Means "bashful" in Hebrew... [more]
BITHIAH f Biblical
Means "daughter of YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]
BOAZ m Biblical, Jewish
Means "swiftness" in Hebrew... [more]
BUZ m Biblical
Means "contempt" in Hebrew... [more]
CAIAPHAS m Biblical
Meaning unknown, probably of Aramaic origin... [more]
CAIN m Biblical
Means "acquired" in Hebrew... [more]
CAINAN m Biblical
Variant of KENAN
CALEB m English, Biblical
Means "dog" in Hebrew... [more]
CANAAN m Biblical
Meaning unknown... [more]
CANDACE f English, Biblical (Variant)
From the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, as mentioned in Acts in the New Testament... [more]
CARMEL f English, Biblical
From the title of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of Carmel... [more]
CARMI m Biblical
Means "vine" in Hebrew... [more]
CARPUS m Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of the Greek name Î?αÏ?Ï?οÏ? (Karpos), which meant "fruit, profits"... [more]
CEPHAS m Biblical
Means "rock" in Aramaic... [more]
CHANNAH f Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of HANNAH
CHAVA f Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of EVE
CHENANIAH m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of KENANIAH
CHLOE f English, Biblical, Greek Mythology
Means "green shoot" in Greek... [more]
CLEOPAS m Biblical
Shortened form of the Greek name Î?λεοÏ?αÏ?Ï?οÏ? (Kleopatros) which was derived from κλεοÏ? (kleos) "glory" and Ï?αÏ?Ï?οÏ? (patros) "of the father"... [more]
CLEOPHAS m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of CLOPAS
CLOPAS m Biblical
Meaning unknown, probably of Aramaic origin... [more]
CORNELIUS m Ancient Roman, English, Dutch, German, Biblical
Roman family name which possibly derives from the Latin element cornu "horn"... [more]
CYRUS m English, Biblical
From Î?Ï?Ï?οÏ? (Kyros), the Greek form of the Persian name Kûrush, which may mean "far sighted" or may be related to the Persian word khur "sun"... [more]
DAMARIS f Biblical
Means "calf" in Greek... [more]
DAN (1) m Biblical
Means "he judged" in Hebrew... [more]
DANIEL m English, Jewish, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö¸× Ö´×?Ö¼Öµ×?×? (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge"... [more]
DATHAN m Biblical
Possibly means "fountain" in Hebrew... [more]
DAVID m English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Scandinavian, Biblical
Possibly derived from Hebrew ×?×?×? (dvd) meaning "beloved"... [more]
DEBORAH f English, Jewish, Biblical
Means "bee" in Hebrew... [more]
DELAIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has drawn" in Hebrew... [more]
DELILAH f Biblical, English
Means "delicate" in Hebrew... [more]
DIKLAH m & f Biblical, Jewish
Possibly means "palm grove" in Hebrew or Aramaic... [more]
DINAH f Biblical, English
Means "judged" in Hebrew... [more]
DORCAS f Biblical, English
Derived from Greek δοÏ?καÏ? (dorkas) meaning "gazelle"... [more]
DRUSILLA f Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine pet form of the Roman family name Drusus... [more]
EBENEZER m Biblical, English
Means "stone of help" in Hebrew... [more]
EDEN f Biblical, English
Means "place of pleasure" in Hebrew... [more]
EDER (1) m Biblical
Means "flock" in Hebrew... [more]
EDNA (2) f Biblical
Means "pleasure" in Hebrew... [more]
EDOM m Biblical
Means "red" in Hebrew... [more]
EFRAIM m Jewish, Biblical (Variant)
Variant of EPHRAIM
EHUD m Biblical, Jewish
Means "united" in Hebrew... [more]
ELAM m Biblical
Possibly means "hidden" in Hebrew... [more]
ELDAD m Biblical
Means "God has loved" in Hebrew... [more]
ELEAZAR m Biblical
Means "my God has helped" in Hebrew... [more]
ELI (1) m Jewish, English, Biblical
Means "ascension" in Hebrew... [more]
ELIAKIM m Biblical
Means "God rises" in Hebrew... [more]
ELIEZER m Biblical
Means "my God is help" in Hebrew... [more]
ELIHU m Biblical
Means "my God is YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]
ELIJAH m English, Jewish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö±×?Ö´×?Ö¼Ö¸×?×?Ö¼ ('Eliyyahu) meaning "my God is YAHWEH"... [more]
ELIOENAI m Biblical
Means "my eyes look to God" in Hebrew... [more]
ELIPHALET m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of ELIPHELET
ELIPHELET m Biblical
Means "God is release" in Hebrew... [more]
ELISABETH f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Biblical (Variant)
German and Dutch form of ELIZABETH... [more]
ELISHA m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö±×?Ö´×?ש×?Ö·×¢ ('Elisha'), a contracted form of ×?Ö±×?Ö´×?ש×?×?Ö¼×¢Ö· ('Elishu'a) meaning "my God is salvation"... [more]
ELISHEBA f Biblical
Original Hebrew form of ELIZABETH... [more]
ELIUD m Biblical
Greek form of a Hebrew name meaning "God is grandeur"... [more]
ELIYAHU m Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of ELIJAH
ELIZABETH f English, Biblical
From Î?λιÏ?αβεÏ? (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name ×?Ö±×?Ö´×?ש×?Ö¶×?Ö·×¢ ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance"... [more]
ELKANAH m Biblical
Means "God has purchased" in Hebrew... [more]
ELNATHAN m Biblical
Means "God has given" in Hebrew... [more]
ELON m Biblical
Means "oak" in Hebrew... [more]
EMMANUEL m Biblical, French, English
Means "God is with us" in Hebrew... [more]
ENOCH m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö²× ×?Ö¹×? (Chanokh) which meant "dedicated"... [more]
ENOS m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of ENOSH
ENOSH m Biblical
Means "human being" in Hebrew... [more]
EPAPHRAS m Biblical, Ancient Greek
Possibly a contracted form of EPAPHRODITOS... [more]
EPHRAIM m Biblical, Jewish
From the Hebrew name ×?ֶפְרָ×?Ö´×? ('Efrayim) which meant "fruitful"... [more]
EPHRATH f Biblical
Means "fruitful place" in Hebrew... [more]
ERAN m Biblical
Means "watchful, vigilant" in Hebrew... [more]
ERASTUS m Biblical
Derived from Greek εÏ?αÏ?Ï?οÏ? (erastos) meaning "beloved"... [more]
ESAIAS m Biblical
Greek form of ISAIAH used in some versions of the Bible.
ESAU m Biblical
From the Hebrew name עֵש×?Ö¸×? ('Esav) which possibly meant "hairy"... [more]
ESDRAS m Biblical
Greek form of EZRA
ESTHER f English, Jewish, French, Biblical
Possibly means "star" in Persian... [more]
AARON m English, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö·×?ֲרֹ×? ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin... [more]
ABADDON m Biblical
Means "ruin, destruction" in Hebrew... [more]
ABEDNEGO m Biblical
Means "servant of Nebo" in Babylonian, Nebo being the Babylonian god of wisdom... [more]
ABEL m English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö¶×?Ö¶×? (Hevel) or ×?Ö¸×?Ö¶×? (Havel) which meant "breath"... [more]
ABIAH m & f Biblical
Variant of ABIJAH
ABIDAN m Biblical
Means "my father is judge" in Hebrew... [more]
ABIEL m Biblical
Means "God is my father" in Hebrew... [more]
ABIGAIL f English, German, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö²×?Ö´×?×?Ö¸×?Ö´×? ('Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy"... [more]
ABIHU m Biblical
Means "he is my father" in Hebrew... [more]
ABIJAH m & f Biblical
Means "my father is YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]
ABILENE f Biblical
From a place name mentioned briefly in the New Testament... [more]
ABIMAEL m Biblical
Means "my father is God" in Hebrew... [more]
ABIMELECH m Biblical
Means "my father is king" in Hebrew... [more]
ABIRAM m Biblical
Means "my father is exalted" in Hebrew... [more]
ABISAI m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of ABISHAI
ABISHAG f Biblical
Means "my father strays" in Hebrew... [more]
ABISHAI m Biblical
Means "my father is a gift" in Hebrew... [more]
ABITAL f Biblical
Means "my father is the night dew" in Hebrew... [more]
ABNER m English, Biblical
Means "my father is a light" in Hebrew... [more]
ABRAHAM m English, Jewish, Biblical
This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of ABRAM (1) and Hebrew ×?Ö¸×?×?Ö¹×? (hamon) "many, multitude"... [more]
ABRAM (1) m Biblical
Means "high father" in Hebrew... [more]
ABSALOM m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö·×?ְש×?Ö¸×?×?Ö¹×? ('Avshalom) which meant "my father is peace"... [more]
ACHAICUS m Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Î?Ï?αικοÏ? (Achaikos), which referred to the region in Greece called Î?Ï?αια (Achaia), situated on the northern coast of the Peloponnesus... [more]
ACHAN m Biblical
Possibly a variation of the Hebrew word ×¢Ö²×?ָר ('akhar) meaning "trouble"... [more]
ACHIM (2) m Biblical
Possibly means "he will establish" in Hebrew... [more]
ADAH f Biblical
Means "adornment" in Hebrew... [more]
ADALIA m Biblical
Possibly means "YAHWEH is just" in Hebrew... [more]
ADAM m English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Ukrainian, Romanian, Jewish, Biblical
This is the Hebrew word for "man"... [more]
ADINA m & f Biblical, Jewish
Means "slender, delicate" in Hebrew... [more]
ADINO m Biblical
Means "ornament" in Hebrew... [more]
ADLAI m Biblical
Contracted form of ADALIA... [more]
ADONIJAH m Biblical
Means "my lord is YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]
ADONIRAM m Biblical
Means "my lord is exalted" in Hebrew... [more]
AGRIPPA m Ancient Roman, Biblical
Roman family of unknown meaning, possibly of Etruscan origin but possibly from Latin agripeta "land grabber"... [more]
AHAB m Biblical
Means "uncle", from Hebrew ×?Ö¸×? ('ach) "brother" and ×?Ö²×? ('av) "father"... [more]
AHARON m Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of AARON
ALLON m Biblical
Means "oak" in Hebrew. This name is mentioned briefly in the Old Testament.
ALPHAEUS m Biblical
From Î?λÏ?αιοÏ? (Alphaios), the Greek form of a Hebrew name that meant "changing"... [more]
ALVAH m Biblical
Means "his highness" in Hebrew... [more]
AMAL (2) m Biblical
Means "work" in Hebrew. This is the name of an Asherite in the Old Testament.
AMARIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has said" in Hebrew... [more]
AMI (1) m Biblical
Means "trustworthy, reliable" in Hebrew... [more]
AMITTAI m Biblical
Means "my truth" in Hebrew... [more]
AMMIEL m Biblical
Means "God is my kinsman" in Hebrew... [more]
AMOS m Biblical, English, Jewish
Means "to carry" in Hebrew... [more]
AMRAM m Biblical
Means "exalted nation" in Hebrew... [more]
ANAH f & m Biblical
Means "answer" in Hebrew... [more]
ANAIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH answers" in Hebrew... [more]
ANAN (2) m Biblical
Means "cloud" in Hebrew... [more]
ANANI m Biblical
Means "my cloud" in Hebrew... [more]
ANANIAS m Biblical
Greek form of HANANIAH... [more]
ANATH (1) m & f Biblical, Jewish
Means "answer" in Hebrew... [more]
ANDREW m English, Biblical
From the Greek name Î?νδÏ?εαÏ? (Andreas), which derives from ανηÏ? (aner) "man" (genitive ανδÏ?οÏ? (andros) "of a man")... [more]
ANNA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Breton, Biblical
Latinate form of HANNAH... [more]
ANNAS m Biblical
Contracted form of ANANIAS... [more]
APPHIA f Biblical
Greek form of a Hebrew name which possibly meant "increasing"... [more]
AQUILA m Biblical, Ancient Roman
From a Roman cognomen which meant "eagle" in Latin... [more]
ARARAT m Armenian, Biblical
From the name of a mountain in eastern Turkey (formerly part of Armenia), the place where Noah's Ark came to rest according to the Old Testament.
ARCHELAUS m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Biblical
Latinized form of the Greek name Î?Ï?Ï?ελαοÏ? (Archelaos), which meant "master of the people" from αÏ?Ï?οÏ? (archos) "master" and λαοÏ? (laos) "people"... [more]
ARELI m Biblical
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew... [more]
ARETAS m Biblical
Greek form of an Aramaic name, of unknown meaning... [more]
ARIDAI m Biblical
Meaning unknown, possibly of Persian origin... [more]
ARIEH m Biblical, Jewish
Means "lion" in Hebrew... [more]
ARIEL m & f Biblical, Jewish
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew... [more]
ARTAXERXES m History, Biblical
Greek form of the Persian name Artakhshathra meaning "righteous ruler"... [more]
ASA m Biblical, Jewish
Means "doctor" in Hebrew... [more]
ASAF m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of ASAPH
ASAPH m Biblical
Means "collector" in Hebrew... [more]
ASENATH f Biblical
Means "she belongs to her father" in Egyptian... [more]
ASHER m Biblical, Jewish
Means "happy" or "blessed" in Hebrew... [more]
ASHTORETH f Biblical, Near Eastern Mythology
Meaning unknown... [more]
ATARAH f Biblical
Means "crown" in Hebrew... [more]
AVITAL f Biblical
Hebrew form of ABITAL
AZAREL m Biblical
Means "God has helped" in Hebrew... [more]
AZARIA m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of AZARIAH
AZARIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has helped" in Hebrew... [more]
AZARIAS m Biblical (Variant)
Greek form of AZARIAH
AZAZEL m Biblical
Means "scapegoat" in Hebrew... [more]
AZAZIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH is strong" in Hebrew... [more]
AZEL m Biblical
Means "reserved" in Hebrew... [more]
AZRIEL m Biblical
Means "help of God", derived from Hebrew ×¢Ö¸×?ַר ('azar) "help" and ×?Öµ×? ('el) "God"... [more]
AZUBAH f Biblical
Means "forsaken" in Hebrew... [more]
BARAK m Biblical, Jewish
Means "lightning" in Hebrew... [more]
BARNABAS m English, German, Biblical
Greek form of an Aramaic name which probably meant "son of the prophet" (though it is claimed in Acts 4:36 to mean "son of encouragement")... [more]
BARTHOLOMEW m English, Biblical
From Î?αÏ?θολομαιοÏ? (Bartholomaios), which was the Greek form of an Aramaic name meaning "son of תַ×?Ö°×?Ö·×? (Talmay)"... [more]
BARUCH m Biblical, Jewish
Means "blessed" in Hebrew... [more]
BASEMATH f Biblical
Means "fragrance" in Hebrew... [more]
BASHEMATH f Biblical (Variant)
Variant of BASEMATH
BASMATH f Biblical
Variant of BASEMATH... [more]
BATHSHEBA f Biblical
Means "daughter of the oath" in Hebrew... [more]
BEELZEBUB m Biblical
From Hebrew ×?Ö·×¢Ö·×? ×?Ö°×?×?Ö¼×? (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, Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Means "worthless" in Hebrew... [more]
BENAIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has built" in Hebrew... [more]
BENJAMIN m English, French, German, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö´× Ö°×?Ö¸×?Ö´×?×? (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand"... [more]
BERNICE f English, Biblical
Contracted form of BERENICE
BETHANY f English, Biblical
Means "house of figs" in Hebrew, from a biblical place name... [more]
BETHEL f Biblical
From an Old Testament place name meaning "house of God" in Hebrew... [more]
BETHUEL m Biblical
Means "man of God" in Hebrew... [more]
BEULAH f Biblical, English
Means "married" in Hebrew... [more]
BILHAH f Biblical
Means "bashful" in Hebrew... [more]
BITHIAH f Biblical
Means "daughter of YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]
BOAZ m Biblical, Jewish
Means "swiftness" in Hebrew... [more]
BUZ m Biblical
Means "contempt" in Hebrew... [more]
CAIAPHAS m Biblical
Meaning unknown, probably of Aramaic origin... [more]
CAIN m Biblical
Means "acquired" in Hebrew... [more]
CAINAN m Biblical
Variant of KENAN
CALEB m English, Biblical
Means "dog" in Hebrew... [more]
CANAAN m Biblical
Meaning unknown... [more]
CANDACE f English, Biblical (Variant)
From the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, as mentioned in Acts in the New Testament... [more]
CARMEL f English, Biblical
From the title of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of Carmel... [more]
CARMI m Biblical
Means "vine" in Hebrew... [more]
CARPUS m Biblical, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latin form of the Greek name Î?αÏ?Ï?οÏ? (Karpos), which meant "fruit, profits"... [more]
CEPHAS m Biblical
Means "rock" in Aramaic... [more]
CHANNAH f Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of HANNAH
CHAVA f Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of EVE
CHENANIAH m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of KENANIAH
CHLOE f English, Biblical, Greek Mythology
Means "green shoot" in Greek... [more]
CLEOPAS m Biblical
Shortened form of the Greek name Î?λεοÏ?αÏ?Ï?οÏ? (Kleopatros) which was derived from κλεοÏ? (kleos) "glory" and Ï?αÏ?Ï?οÏ? (patros) "of the father"... [more]
CLEOPHAS m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of CLOPAS
CLOPAS m Biblical
Meaning unknown, probably of Aramaic origin... [more]
CORNELIUS m Ancient Roman, English, Dutch, German, Biblical
Roman family name which possibly derives from the Latin element cornu "horn"... [more]
CYRUS m English, Biblical
From Î?Ï?Ï?οÏ? (Kyros), the Greek form of the Persian name Kûrush, which may mean "far sighted" or may be related to the Persian word khur "sun"... [more]
DAMARIS f Biblical
Means "calf" in Greek... [more]
DAN (1) m Biblical
Means "he judged" in Hebrew... [more]
DANIEL m English, Jewish, French, German, Scandinavian, Polish, Czech, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö¸× Ö´×?Ö¼Öµ×?×? (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge"... [more]
DATHAN m Biblical
Possibly means "fountain" in Hebrew... [more]
DAVID m English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Czech, Slovene, German, Scandinavian, Biblical
Possibly derived from Hebrew ×?×?×? (dvd) meaning "beloved"... [more]
DEBORAH f English, Jewish, Biblical
Means "bee" in Hebrew... [more]
DELAIAH m Biblical
Means "YAHWEH has drawn" in Hebrew... [more]
DELILAH f Biblical, English
Means "delicate" in Hebrew... [more]
DIKLAH m & f Biblical, Jewish
Possibly means "palm grove" in Hebrew or Aramaic... [more]
DINAH f Biblical, English
Means "judged" in Hebrew... [more]
DORCAS f Biblical, English
Derived from Greek δοÏ?καÏ? (dorkas) meaning "gazelle"... [more]
DRUSILLA f Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine pet form of the Roman family name Drusus... [more]
EBENEZER m Biblical, English
Means "stone of help" in Hebrew... [more]
EDEN f Biblical, English
Means "place of pleasure" in Hebrew... [more]
EDER (1) m Biblical
Means "flock" in Hebrew... [more]
EDNA (2) f Biblical
Means "pleasure" in Hebrew... [more]
EDOM m Biblical
Means "red" in Hebrew... [more]
EFRAIM m Jewish, Biblical (Variant)
Variant of EPHRAIM
EHUD m Biblical, Jewish
Means "united" in Hebrew... [more]
ELAM m Biblical
Possibly means "hidden" in Hebrew... [more]
ELDAD m Biblical
Means "God has loved" in Hebrew... [more]
ELEAZAR m Biblical
Means "my God has helped" in Hebrew... [more]
ELI (1) m Jewish, English, Biblical
Means "ascension" in Hebrew... [more]
ELIAKIM m Biblical
Means "God rises" in Hebrew... [more]
ELIEZER m Biblical
Means "my God is help" in Hebrew... [more]
ELIHU m Biblical
Means "my God is YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]
ELIJAH m English, Jewish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö±×?Ö´×?Ö¼Ö¸×?×?Ö¼ ('Eliyyahu) meaning "my God is YAHWEH"... [more]
ELIOENAI m Biblical
Means "my eyes look to God" in Hebrew... [more]
ELIPHALET m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of ELIPHELET
ELIPHELET m Biblical
Means "God is release" in Hebrew... [more]
ELISABETH f German, Dutch, Scandinavian, English, Biblical (Variant)
German and Dutch form of ELIZABETH... [more]
ELISHA m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö±×?Ö´×?ש×?Ö·×¢ ('Elisha'), a contracted form of ×?Ö±×?Ö´×?ש×?×?Ö¼×¢Ö· ('Elishu'a) meaning "my God is salvation"... [more]
ELISHEBA f Biblical
Original Hebrew form of ELIZABETH... [more]
ELIUD m Biblical
Greek form of a Hebrew name meaning "God is grandeur"... [more]
ELIYAHU m Jewish, Biblical (Original)
Hebrew form of ELIJAH
ELIZABETH f English, Biblical
From Î?λιÏ?αβεÏ? (Elisabet), the Greek form of the Hebrew name ×?Ö±×?Ö´×?ש×?Ö¶×?Ö·×¢ ('Elisheva') meaning "my God is an oath" or perhaps "my God is abundance"... [more]
ELKANAH m Biblical
Means "God has purchased" in Hebrew... [more]
ELNATHAN m Biblical
Means "God has given" in Hebrew... [more]
ELON m Biblical
Means "oak" in Hebrew... [more]
EMMANUEL m Biblical, French, English
Means "God is with us" in Hebrew... [more]
ENOCH m Biblical
From the Hebrew name ×?Ö²× ×?Ö¹×? (Chanokh) which meant "dedicated"... [more]
ENOS m Biblical (Variant)
Variant of ENOSH
ENOSH m Biblical
Means "human being" in Hebrew... [more]
EPAPHRAS m Biblical, Ancient Greek
Possibly a contracted form of EPAPHRODITOS... [more]
EPHRAIM m Biblical, Jewish
From the Hebrew name ×?ֶפְרָ×?Ö´×? ('Efrayim) which meant "fruitful"... [more]
EPHRATH f Biblical
Means "fruitful place" in Hebrew... [more]
ERAN m Biblical
Means "watchful, vigilant" in Hebrew... [more]
ERASTUS m Biblical
Derived from Greek εÏ?αÏ?Ï?οÏ? (erastos) meaning "beloved"... [more]
ESAIAS m Biblical
Greek form of ISAIAH used in some versions of the Bible.
ESAU m Biblical
From the Hebrew name עֵש×?Ö¸×? ('Esav) which possibly meant "hairy"... [more]
ESDRAS m Biblical
Greek form of EZRA
ESTHER f English, Jewish, French, Biblical
Possibly means "star" in Persian... [more]
I'm impressed with the etymology on Cornelius! I did a little separate back-searching with the Oxford Classical Latin Dictionary and it seems like it could well be.