Boy Names

A

Aaron (Hebrew) - Ex. 4:14 - a teacher; lofty; mountain of strength.

Abel (Hebrew) - Gen. 4:2 - vanity; breath; vapor.

Abiathar (Hebrew) - 1 Sam. 22:20 - excellent father; father of the remnant.

Abihu (Hebrew) - Ex. 6:22 - he is my father.

Abijah (Hebrew) - 1 Chron. 7:8 - the Lord is my father.

Abner (Hebrew) - 1 Sam. 14:50 - father of light.

Abraham (Hebrew) - Gen.17:5 - father of a great multitude.

Abram (Hebrew) - Gen. 11:27 - high father; exalted father.

Absolom (Hebrew) - 1 Kings 15:2 - father of peace.

Adam (Hebrew) - Gen. 3:17 - earthy; red.

Adonijah (Hebrew) - 2 Sam. 3:4 - the Lord is my master.

Alexander (Greek) - Mark 15:21 - one who assists men; defender of men.

Amaziah (Hebrew) - 2 Kings 12:21 - the strength of the Lord.

Amos (Hebrew) - Amos 1:1 - loading; weighty.

Ananias (Greek, from Hebrew) - Acts 5:1 - the cloud of the Lord.

Andrew (Greek) - Matt. 4:18 - a strong man.

Apollos (Greek) - Acts 18:24 - one who destroys; destroyer.

Aquila (Latin) - Acts 18:2 - an eagle.

Asa (Hebrew) - 1 Kings 15:9 - physician; cure.

Asaph (Hebrew) - 1 Chron. 6:39 - who gathers together.

Asher (Hebrew) - Gen. 30:13 - happiness.

Azariah (Hebrew) - 1 Kings 4:2 - he that hears the Lord.

B

Barak (Hebrew) - Judges 4:6 - thunder, or in vain.

Barnabas (Greek, Aramaic) - Acts 4:36 - son of the prophet, or of consolation.

Bartholomew (Aramaic) - Matt. 10:3 - a son that suspends the waters.

Baruch (Hebrew) - Neh. 3:20 - who is blessed.

Benaiah (Hebrew) - 2 Sam. 8:18 - son of the Lord.

Benjamin (Hebrew) - Gen. 35:18 - son of the right hand.

Bildad (Hebrew) - Job 2:11 - old friendship.

Boaz (Hebrew) - Ruth 2:1 - in strength.

C

Cain (Hebrew) - Gen. 4:1 - possession, or possessed.

Caleb (Hebrew) - Num. 13:6 - a dog; a crow; a basket.

Christian (Greek) - Acts 11:26 - follower of Christ.

Claudius (Latin) - Acts 11:28 - lame.

Cornelius (Latin) - Acts 10:1 - of a horn.

D

Dan (Hebrew) - Gen. 14:14 - judgment; he that judges.

Daniel (Hebrew) - 1 Chron. 3:1 - judgment of God; God my judge.

David (Hebrew) - 1 Sam. 16:13 - well-beloved, dear.

Demetrius (Greek) - Acts 19:24 - belonging to corn, or to Ceres.

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Girl Names

A

Abigail (Hebrew) - 1 Sam. 25:3 - the father's joy.

Abihail (Hebrew) - 1 Chron. 2:29 - the father is strength.

Abishai (Hebrew) - 1 Sam. 26:6 - the present of my father.

Adah (Hebrew) - Gen. 4:19 - an assembly.

Adina (Hebrew) - 1 Chron. 11:42 - adorned; voluptuous; dainty; slender.

Adriel (Hebrew) - 1 Sam. 18:19 - the flock of God.

Angela (Greek) - Gen. 16:7 - Angelic.

Anna (Greek, from Hebrew) - Luke 2:36 - gracious; one who gives.

Ariel (Hebrew) - Ezra 8:16 - altar; light or lion of God.

Artemis (Greek) - Acts 19:24 - whole, sound.

Atarah (Hebrew) - 1 Chron. 2:26 - a crown.

B

Bathsheba (Hebrew) - 2 Sam. 11:3 - the seventh daughter; the daughter of satiety.

Bernice (Greek) - Acts 25:13 - one that brings victory.

Bethany (Hebrew) - Matt. 21:17 - the house of song; the house of affliction.

Bethel (Hebrew) - Gen. 12:8 - the house of God.

Beulah (Hebrew) - Isaiah 62:4 - married.

Bilhah (Hebrew) - Gen. 29:29 - who is old or confused.

C

Candace (Ethiopian) - Acts 8:27 - who possesses contrition.

Carmel (Hebrew) - Joshua 12:22 - circumcised lamb; harvest; full of ears of corn.

Charity (Latin) - 1 Cor. 13:1-13 - dear.

Chloe (Greek) - 1 Cor. 1:11 - green herb.

Claudia (Latin) - 2 Tim. 4:21 - lame.

D

Damaris (Greek, Latin) - Acts 17:34 - a little woman.

Deborah (Hebrew) - Judges 4:4 - word; thing; a bee.

Delilah (Hebrew) - Judges 16:4 - poor; small; head of hair.

Diana (Latin) - Acts 19:27 - luminous, perfect.

Dinah (Hebrew) - Gen. 30:21 - judgment; who judges.

Dorcas (Greek) - Acts 9:36 - a female roe-deer.

Drusilla (Latin) - Acts 24:24 - watered by the dew.

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