Browse 223 Baby Names & First Names by Origin, Letter

Ismael Masculine Portuguese Spanish +1 Portuguese Spanish Greek Bible

Ismael is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Ishmael, as well as the version used in the Greek Old Testament. The name is derived from the Hebrew Yishmaʿel, meaning "God will hear," from the roots shamaʿ ("to hear") and...

Israel Masculine English Spanish +2 English Spanish English Bible Greek Bible

Israel is a masculine given name derived from the Hebrew Yisraʾel (יִשְׂרָאֵל), meaning 'God contends', from the roots sara ('to contend, to fight') and ʾel ('God').Etymology and Biblical OriginThe name originates from t...

Issachar Masculine English Bible Greek Bible +1 English Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

Issachar is a biblical masculine given name, traditionally interpreted as meaning "man of hire" or "there is reward." It appears in the Old Testament as the name of the ninth son of Jacob (the fifth son of Leah) and the...

Ithamar Masculine English Bible Greek Bible +1 English Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

Ithamar is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, borne in the Old Testament by the youngest son of Aaron the High Priest. The name is derived from the Hebrew elements ʾi meaning "island" and tamar meaning "date palm," togeth...

Kaiaphas Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Kaiaphas is a variant of Caiaphas used in the Greek New Testament. The name appears as the Greek transliteration of an Aramaic original, likely reflecting the historical figure of the Jewish high priest who presided over...

Kain Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Kain is the Greek form of the biblical name Cain, appearing in the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible known as the Septuagint and in New Testament references. The name derives from the Hebrew קָיִן (Qayin), which is u...

Kainan Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Kainan is a Greek form of the name Cainan, which appears in the genealogy of Jesus Christ in the Gospel of Luke 3:37. In the Greek text of the Septuagint and the New Testament, Kainan represents the Hebrew name Qenan (or...

Karpos Masculine Greek Bible Ancient Greek Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Karpos is the Greek form of Carpus, derived from the Ancient Greek word κάρπος (meaning "fruit, profits"). In Greek and Roman mythology, Karpos (Latinized as Carpus) is a minor figure, the son of Zephyrus, the god of the...

Kephas Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Kephas is a Greek form of the Aramaic name Cephas, which means "rock." In the New Testament, the apostle Simon (son of Jonah) was called Cephas by Jesus, signifying that he would be the foundational stone upon which the...

Kleopas Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Kleopas is the Greek form of Cleopas, a name that appears in the New Testament. It derives from the broader kleos and pater root compound meaning "glory of the father," sharing ancestry with Kleopatros and ultimately Cle...

Klopas Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Klopas is the Greek form of the name Clopas, as used in the Greek New Testament. The name Clopas itself is of uncertain meaning, though it is likely of Aramaic origin. In the New Testament, Klopas (less commonly Clopas)...

Kreskes Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Etymology and Biblical ContextKreskes is a Greek transliteration of the Latin name Crescens, appearing in the New Testament. The Latin root crescere means "to grow" or "to increase," reflecting themes of growth and devel...

Kyros Masculine Greek Bible Ancient Persian Greek Bible Ancient Persian

Kyros is a Greek form of the Old Persian name Kuruš, which is the original source of the name Cyrus. The name appears in the Greek Bible as a transliteration of the Persian royal name, reflecting the Hellenistic context...

Lamech Masculine English Bible Greek Bible +1 English Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

Lamech is a name of Old Testament origin, borne by two distinct antediluvian figures in the book of Genesis. The name's meaning is uncertain, but one interpretation suggests it comes from a Hebrew root meaning "to make l...

Lazaros Masculine Greek Greek Bible Greek Greek Bible

Lazaros is the Greek form of the name Lazarus, which itself derives from Hebrew Eleazar (אֶלְעָזָר), meaning "God has helped." In the New Testament, Lazarus of Bethany—the brother of Mary and Martha—was famously raised f...

Leui Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Leui is a Greek form of the name Levi used in the Greek Bible (the Septuagint and the Greek New Testament). The name Levi, from which Leui derives, possibly means “joined” or “attached” in Hebrew, reflecting the hope of...

Loukas Masculine Greek Greek Bible Greek Greek Bible

Loukas (Greek: Λουκᾶς or Λουκάς) is the original Greek form of the name Luke, derived from the Latin Lucas. The name is generally understood to be a shortened form of Λουκανός (Loukanos), meaning “from Lucania,” a region...

Loukios Masculine Greek Bible Roman Greek Bible Roman

Loukios is a Greek form of Lucius, a Roman praenomen derived from Latin lux meaning "light." Used in both early Roman and Greek Biblical contexts, this name appears in the New Testament. Biblical tradition primarily uses...

Malachias Masculine Greek Bible Latin Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

Malachias is a Biblical Greek and Latin form of Malachi, primarily known as the name used in the title of the Book of Malachi in ancient versions of the Bible. In the Latin Vulgate, the book is titled “Malachias,” but wi...

Manaem Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Manaem is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Menahem, used in the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint) to render the name of the sixteenth king of Israel. The name derives from the Hebrew root naḥam, meaning “to comfort,”...

Manasses Masculine English Bible Greek Bible +1 English Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

Manasses is the form of Manasseh used in the Greek and Latin Bibles, as well as in some English translations of the New Testament. The name derives from the Hebrew מְנַשֶּׁה (Menashshe), meaning "causing to forget," whic...

Mardochaios Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Mardochaios is a Biblical Greek form of the name Mordecai, which itself derives from the Persian name Marduk, meaning "servant of Marduk." EtymologyThe name Mardochaios (Μαρδοχαῖος) appears in the Greek Septuagint transl...

Markos Masculine Greek Greek Bible +1 Greek Greek Bible Roman

Markos is a Greek, Greek biblical, and Roman masculine name that serves as a direct transliteration and usage variant of Latin Marcus, the original form from which the name Mark is derived. In the Greek context, Markos (...

Mattathias Masculine English Bible Greek Bible English Bible Greek Bible

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...

Matthaios Masculine Greek Greek Bible Greek Greek Bible

Matthaios is the Greek form of Matthew, used in the Greek New Testament. It derives from the Hebrew name Mattithiah, meaning "gift of Yahweh." In the New Testament, Matthew (also called Levi) was one of the twelve apostl...

Matthan Masculine English Bible Greek Bible +1 English Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

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...

Matthias Masculine Dutch French +4 Dutch French German English Bible Greek Bible +1

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...

Micha 1 Masculine Dutch German +2 Dutch German Greek Bible Latin Bible

Micha (also spelled Micha 1) is a masculine given name that appears in several distinct linguistic and religious contexts. In the Greek and Latin versions of the Old Testament, it is used as a transliteration of the Hebr...

Michael Masculine Hebrew Czech +9 Hebrew Czech Danish Dutch English +6

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...

Michaias Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Michaias is a Greek form of the Hebrew name Micaiah, used in the Greek translation of the Old Testament (the Septuagint) to render the name of the prophet Micah. The name Micaiah itself means "who is like Yahweh?" in Heb...

Mikhael Masculine Hebrew Greek Bible Hebrew Greek Bible

Mikhael is an alternate transcription of the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל or Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ (see Michael). While Michael is one of the most common names globally, Mikhael is a less frequent transliteration that appears in vario...

Mnason Masculine English Bible Greek Bible +2 English Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible Ancient Greek

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...

Mouses Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Mouses is a Greek form of the name Moses, found in the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible (the Septuagint) and related Christian texts. Derived from Μωσῆς (Moses) or Μώμης, the name directly transliterates the Hebrew...

Nabouchodonosor Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Nabouchodonosor is the Greek form of the name Nebuchadnezzar, appearing in the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible (the Septuagint). The name originates from the Akkadian Nabu-kudurri-usur, meaning 'Nabu protect my eld...

Nadab Masculine English Bible Greek Bible +1 English Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

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...

Naoum Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Naoum is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Nahum, used in the Greek translation of the Old Testament (the Septuagint). The name Nahum means "comfort" or "consolation" in Hebrew, derived from the root naḥam meaning "to co...

Nathan Masculine Hebrew English +4 Hebrew English French English Bible Greek Bible +1

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 Masculine English Bible Greek Bible English Bible Greek Bible

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...

Nebrod Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Nebrod is the Greek form of Nimrod used in the Greek Old Testament (Septuagint). The name appears in the Greek translation of the Bible as a Hellenized rendering of the biblical figure Nimrod, whose name may be of Akkadi...

Neemias Masculine Greek Bible Latin Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

Neemias is the form of Nehemiah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament. The original Hebrew name Nehemiah means "Yahweh comforts", derived from the Hebrew root naḥam (to comfort) and the divine name Yah, referring to...

Nekoda Masculine English Bible Greek Bible +1 English Bible Greek Bible Hebrew Bible

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 Masculine Greek English Bible +3 Greek English Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible Ancient Greek

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...

Nikanor Masculine Russian Greek Bible +1 Russian Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Nikanor is the Russian and Greek form of Nicanor, an ancient name of Macedonian and Greek origin. The name is derived from the Greek elements nike, meaning "victory", and aner, meaning "man", thus carrying the meaning "v...

Nikodemos Masculine Greek Bible Ancient Greek Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Nikodimos is the Ancient Greek form of the name Nicodemus. The name is composed of the Greek elements nike meaning "victory" and demos meaning "the people", thus giving the overall meaning "victory of the people". This n...

Noe Masculine Georgian Greek Bible +1 Georgian Greek Bible Latin Bible

Noe is a masculine given name that serves as the Greek Bible, Latin Bible, and Georgian form of Noah 1. While the Hebrew original Noaḥ is interpreted to mean "rest, repose" from the root nuaḥ, the Classical Greek and Lat...

Nymphas Masculine English Bible Greek Bible +1 English Bible Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Nymphas is a masculine name that appears in some English Bible translations, though its gender and exact form are debated. In the New Testament, a person named Nymphas (or Nympha) is briefly mentioned in Colossians 4:15,...

Obed Masculine English Bible Greek Bible +1 English Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

Obed is a masculine given name that appears in several Old Testament contexts, deriving from the Hebrew verb ‘avad meaning "to serve" or "to worship" (Hebrew: עוֹבֵד, romanized: ‘Ōḇēḏ).Etymology and MeaningThe name means...

Olympas Masculine English Bible Greek Bible +2 English Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible Ancient Greek

Olympas is a name appearing once in the New Testament, specifically in Romans 16:15, where Paul the Apostle sends greetings to a Roman Christian of this name. The name is considered a shortened form (or a derivative) of...

Onesimos Masculine Greek Bible Ancient Greek Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Onesimos is the Greek form of Onesimus, derived from the Greek word onesimos meaning "beneficial" or "profitable." This name carries significant historical and religious weight due to its connection to a key figure in th...

Onesiphoros Masculine Greek Bible Ancient Greek Greek Bible Ancient Greek

Onesiphoros is the Ancient Greek form of Onesiphorus, a name derived from the Greek elements “onesis” (benefit) and “phero” (to bring), giving it the meaning “bringing advantage” or “beneficial.” The name appears in the...

Ourbanos Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Ourbanos is a name found in the Greek text of the New Testament, where it is the Greek form of the Latin name Urban (Urbanus). The name derives from the Latin word urbanus, meaning 'city dweller' or 'of the city.' In the...

Ouri Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Ouri is the Greek form of Uri, a Hebrew name meaning "my light" (from the element ʾur, meaning "light"). In the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the name Uri appears as Ouri, a transliteration that adapts the Hebrew...

Ourias Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Ourias is the Greek form of the Hebrew name Uriah, used in the Greek translations of the Bible, particularly the Septuagint.EtymologyThe name Ourias derives from the Hebrew אוּרִיָּה (ʾUriya), meaning "Yahweh is my light...

Ouriel Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Ouriel is the form of Uriel used in the Greek Old Testament. As a Greek variant of the archangel's name, it appears in the Septuagint and other Greek translations of the Hebrew Bible, particularly in apocalyptic and deut...

Ozazias Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Ozazias is a name found in the Greek Bible, serving as a transliteration of the Hebrew Azaziah. Azaziah itself means "Yahweh is strong" in Hebrew, derived from the root ʿazaz ("to be strong") and Yah (referring to the He...

Ozi Masculine Greek Bible Latin Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

Ozi is a Greek and Latin form of the biblical name Uzzi, found in translations of the Old Testament such as the Septuagint and the Vulgate.EtymologyThe underlying Hebrew name Uzzi (עֻזִּי) is derived from the element ʿoz...

Ozias Masculine English Bible Greek Bible +1 English Bible Greek Bible Latin Bible

Ozias is a biblical name found in Greek, Latin, and French translations of the Bible, as well as in some English versions. It is a form of the Hebrew name Uzziah, which appears in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament). In the...

Oziel Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Oziel is the form of Uzziel used in the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint). The underlying Hebrew name Uzziel means "my power is God," derived from the elements ʿoz meaning "strength" or "power" and ʾel meaning "God."...

Paulos Masculine Greek Bible Greek Bible

Paulos is a given name and surname, serving as the Biblical Greek form of Paul. The name Paul derives from the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin. In the New Testament, Paul was an importa...

Petros Masculine Armenian Greek +1 Armenian Greek Greek Bible

Petros is the original Greek and Armenian form of the name Peter, meaning "stone" or "rock." Derived from the Greek word Πέτρος (Petros), it is a translation of the Aramaic name Cephas, given by Jesus to the apostle Simo...

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