English Bible Names
These names occur in the English Bible. See also about biblical names.
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654Mark is a common male given name used in many languages, including English, Dutch, Danish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Armenian. It is a form of the Latin Marcus, a name derived from the Roman god Mars, meaning "...
Martha is a feminine given name with a rich biblical and linguistic history. Its ultimate origin lies in Aramaic, where it is derived from the word marta, meaning “the lady” or “the mistress.” This is the feminine form o...
Mary is a feminine given name, the English form of the Latin Maria, which itself comes from the New Testament Greek names Μαριάμ (Mariam) and Μαρία (Maria). These Greek forms are derived from the Hebrew name מִרְיָם (Mir...
Mattan is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "gift." It appears in the Old Testament (specifically in 2 Kings and Jeremiah) as the name of a priest of Baal and also as the father of Shephatiah. The name is...
Mattaniah is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, meaning "gift of Yahweh," derived from the Hebrew word mattan (gift) and the divine name Yah. In the Old Testament, Mattaniah was the original name of Zedekiah (meaning "Yah...
Mattathias is the Greek and Latinized form of the Hebrew name Mattithiah, meaning "gift of Yahweh." This transliteration appears in the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible (the Septuagint) and is used in some English v...
Matthan is a masculine name that appears in the Greek and Latin versions of the Old Testament, as well as in English translations of the New Testament. It is a form of the Hebrew name Mattan, which means "gift". In the N...
Matthew is an English masculine given name, ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Mattityahu, meaning “gift of Yahweh.” It entered Greek as Ματθαῖος (Matthaios) through the New Testament, where it belonged to Matthew t...
Matthias is a masculine given name derived from the Greek Ματθίας (Matthias), a variant of Ματθαῖος (Matthaios), which ultimately comes from the Hebrew name Matthew (Mattityahu), meaning “gift of Yahweh.” The name appear...
EtymologyMattithiah is a Hebrew name meaning "gift of Yahweh," derived from the roots מַתָּת (mattaṯ) meaning "gift" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God. This name appears in the Old Testament for several minor fi...
EtymologyMedad (מֵידָד, Mēḏāḏ) is a Hebrew name whose meaning is uncertain. It is possibly derived from the root yaḏiḏ meaning "beloved," giving the sense "that which is beloved" or "affection." This etymology links Med...
Etymology Mehetabel is a feminine name of Hebrew origin, derived from the biblical name Meheṭavʾel (מְהֵיטַבְאֵל), which translates to "God makes happy" or "God does good." It combines two Hebrew roots: yaṭav (יָטַב), me...
Mehitabel is a feminine given name, a variant of the biblical name Mehetabel. It originates from the Hebrew name Meheṭavʾel, meaning "God makes happy," derived from the roots yaṭav ("to be happy") and ʾel ("God"). In the...
Melech is a Hebrew masculine given name that literally means "king". In the Old Testament, it appears as the name of a son of Micah (not the prophet, but a man mentioned in the Book of Judges as an idol keeper). The name...
Menahem is a Hebrew name meaning "comforter", derived from the root נָחַם (naḥam) meaning "to comfort". In the Old Testament, Menahem (Hebrew: מְנַחֵם; also spelled Menachem) was the sixteenth king of the northern Kingdo...
Merab is a feminine name of Hebrew origin, found in the Old Testament. The name means "abundant" in Hebrew, reflecting a sense of plenty or fullness. In the biblical narrative, Merab is a daughter of King Saul, the first...
Merari is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, meaning "bitter" or "sad," and in some contexts "strong" (as a dish with a bitter taste might be said to have a "strong" taste). In the Old Testament, Merari is the youngest so...
Meshach is a Babylonian name given to Mishael, one of the three young men in the biblical Book of Daniel who were thrown into a fiery furnace by King Nebuchadnezzar II and miraculously saved. The name likely means "who i...
Meshullam is a Hebrew biblical masculine name meaning "friend, ally", derived from the Hebrew root שָׁלַם (shalam), which conveys concepts of completeness and peace. This name appears multiple times in the Old Testament,...
Meshullemeth is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, appearing in the Old Testament as the name of the wife of King Manasseh of Judah. The name means "friend" or "ally" in Hebrew, deriving from the root shalam (שָׁלַם...
Methuselah is a biblical patriarch known for his extraordinary longevity, living to the age of 969 years according to the Book of Genesis. The name is derived from the Hebrew מְתוּשֶׁלַח (Məṯūšélaḥ), meaning "man of the...
Micah is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name Mikha (מִיכָה), meaning "Who is like God?" or more precisely a contracted form of Micaiah, which in its longer form Michaiah (מִיכָיְהוּ) means "Who is like Ya...
Micaiah is a Hebrew name appearing in the Old Testament, given to both males and females. It means "who is like Yahweh?" and is composed of the elements mi ("who"), ke ("like"), and yah (referring to the Hebrew God). Thi...
Micajah is an English biblical variant of the name Micaiah, which in Hebrew is rooted in the rhetorical question "who is like Yahweh?" (from Hebrew mi "who", ke "like", and yah referring to God). This interrogative phras...
Etymology and OriginMichael is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew rhetorical question מִיכָאֵל (Miḵaʾel), meaning "who is like God?" The name combines the interrogative pronoun מִי (mi) meaning "who?", the pa...
Michaiah is a form of Micaiah found in some versions of the Old Testament. The name Micaiah itself derives from Hebrew elements: the interrogative מִי (mi) meaning "who," combined with ךְּ (ke) meaning "like," and יָהּ (...
Michal is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin, possibly meaning "brook" or "stream" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Michal is the daughter of Saul, the first king of Israel. She is a notable figure in the biblical na...
Milcah is a biblical name derived from the Hebrew מִלְכָּה (Milka), which itself comes from מַלְכָּה (malka) meaning "queen." This name appears twice in the Old Testament: as the wife of Nahor (Abraham's brother) and as...
Miriam (Hebrew: מִרְיָם, 'rebellion') is a biblical name that appears in the Old Testament as the elder sister of Moses and Aaron. In the Book of Exodus, she is described as a prophetess who watched over the infant Moses...
EtymologyMnason is a name of Greek origin that possibly means "reminding." In the New Testament, specifically in the Book of Acts, Mnason is mentioned as a first-century Cypriot Christian who offered hospitality to Paul...
Moab is a masculine name used in the English Bible, derived from the Hebrew term meaning "of his father." The name originates from the root ʾav, meaning "father," combined with the preposition min meaning "from" or "of."...
Mordecai is a name of Persian origin, meaning "servant of Marduk." It appears in the Old Testament as the name of the cousin and foster father of Esther, who became queen of Persia under King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I). Mordec...
Moses is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew name Moshe, which itself most likely comes from an Egyptian root mes meaning "son". The biblical folk etymology in the Book of Exodus (2:10) connects the name to th...
Naamah is a Hebrew name meaning "pleasant", borne in the Old Testament by two distinct women. The first Naamah is mentioned in Genesis 4:22 as the daughter of Lamech and Zillah, a descendant of Cain. The second is an Amm...
Nadab is a masculine personal name appearing in the Old Testament, derived from the Hebrew element nadav meaning "generous" or "noble". The name is borne by two distinct figures in the biblical narrative.EtymologyThe nam...
Nahor is a Hebrew name meaning "snorting", reflecting a raw sound or possibly a name derived from a characteristic. In the Old Testament, Nahor appears as both the grandfather and a brother of Abraham. The grandfather Na...
Nahum is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, best known as the name of one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament. The name derives from the Hebrew root נָחַם (naḥam), meaning "to comfort" or "to console"...
Etymology and Biblical OriginNaomi is a Hebrew name originating from the word נָעַם (naʿam), meaning "to be pleasant." The feminine form נָעֳמִי (Naʿomi) translates as "my pleasantness." In the Old Testament, Naomi is th...
Naphtali is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, meaning "my struggle, my strife" in Hebrew, derived from the root paṯal meaning "to twist, to struggle, to wrestle." In the Old Testament, Naphtali is the sixth son of Jacob...
Narcissus is a masculine name of Greek origin, Latinized from the Greek Narkissos (Νάρκισσος), which is possibly derived from narke (νάρκη) meaning "sleep" or "numbness." In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a strikingly be...
Nathan is a masculine given name with deep biblical roots, derived from the Hebrew verb נָתָן (natan), meaning "he gave." In the original Hebrew, the name is Natan, and it appears in the Old Testament as the name of a pr...
Nathanael is an English form of the Hebrew name Netan'el (נְתַנְאֵל), which means "God has given." The name is composed of the elements natan (to give) and el (God). In the Old Testament, the name appears as Nethaneel or...
Nathaniel is an English variant of Nathanael, a name of Hebrew origin that appears in the New Testament. The form has been in regular use in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation, when biblical name...
Nebo is the anglicized form of the name Nabu as it appears in the Old Testament. In Hebrew and Christian scriptures, Nebo is used to render the name of the Babylonian deity, reflecting the linguistic adaptation of Akkadi...
Nebuchadnezzar, also spelled Nabaduchadnezzar in its original Babylonian form, is a theophoric name of Akkadian origin meaning "Nabu, protect my eldest son" — from Nabu (the god of wisdom and writing), kudurru ("eldest s...
Nehemiah is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "Yahweh comforts" (from נָחַם, naḥam "to comfort" and יָהּ, yah, referring to the Hebrew God). It is primarily known from the Old Testament Book of Nehemiah, w...
Nekoda is a Hebrew name meaning "marked" or "speckled." In the Old Testament, specifically in Ezra 2:48 and Nehemiah 7:50, Nekoda is listed as the head of a family of temple servants (Nethinim) who returned from the Baby...
Nereus is a masculine name with roots in ancient Greek mythology and early Christian history. Derived from the Greek word νηρός (neros) meaning "water," the name is intimately connected to the sea.Etymology and Mythologi...
Neriah is a biblical Hebrew name meaning "lamp of Yahweh" in the English Bible tradition. It derives from the Hebrew elements ner (נֵר, "lamp, light") and yah (יָהּ), a shortened form of the divine name Yahweh. The name...
Nethaneel is a variant spelling of the biblical name Nathanael, occurring in some English versions of the Old Testament. The name derives from the Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Neṯanʾel), meaning 'God has given,' from the roots נָתַ...
Nethanel is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, used in some English versions of the Old Testament as a variant of Nathanael. The name derives from the Hebrew נְתַנְאֵל (Neṯanʾel), meaning "God has given," from the roots נ...
Nethaniah is a biblical male given name meaning "Yahweh has given" in Hebrew. It is derived from the Hebrew root naṯan meaning "to give" and yah, a shortened form of the Tetragrammaton (YHWH) referring to the God of Isra...
Nicanor is a masculine given name with both Spanish and biblical usage, derived from the Greek name Νικάνωρ (Nikanor). The name is composed of two Greek elements: nike, meaning “victory,” and aner, meaning “man,” thus gi...
Nicodemus is a name of Ancient Greek origin, appearing prominently in the Christian New Testament. It derives from Νικόδημος (Nikodemos), a compound of the Greek elements νίκη (nike) meaning “victory” and δῆμος (demos) m...
Nimrod is a biblical figure whose name, of uncertain origin, likely derives from Akkadian or possibly means "rebel" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Nimrod is described as a renowned hunter and the great-grandson of Noah...
Noa 1 is the modern Hebrew form of Noah 2, a female biblical figure. In the Old Testament, she appears as one of the five daughters of Zelophehad (Numbers 26:33, 27:1). This name is also used in Dutch, French, Portuguese...
Noah 2 is a female name of English Bible usage, derived from the Hebrew name נֹעָה (Noʿa), meaning "motion." In the Old Testament, this name is associated with a daughter of Zelophehad, a man who died during the Israelit...
Noah 1 is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, derived from the Hebrew name נֹחַ (Noaḥ), meaning "rest, repose", from the root נוּחַ (nuaḥ). According to the Old Testament, Noah was the builder of the Ark that allowe...
Etymology and Biblical ContextNogah is a Hebrew name meaning "brightness" or "splendor". In the Old Testament, Nogah appears as one of the sons of King David, listed in 1 Chronicles 3:7 and 14:6. Born in Jerusalem, Nogah...
Nympha is a name of Ancient Greek origin, best known as the short form of Nymphe, meaning "bride" or "nymph" (a female nature spirit in Greek mythology). It also serves as a common Latinized form of the name. In the New...