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Names in Biblical-Latin

NameCurrent Rank
Aaron

high mountain

12126
Abdias

N/A

2867
Abel

breath

11077
Abia

great

15254
Abidan

my father is judge

9786
Abigail

my father's joy

32
Abijah

God is my father

6819
Abisai

N/A

4554
Abishai

my father is a gift

4306
Abner

father of light.

837
Abraham

father of multitudes

204
Absalom

father of peace

7735
Adam

man

11079
Alphaeus

N/A

12384
Amnon

N/A

unranked
Amos

carried by God

697
Amram

exalted nation

7762
Ananias

God has given

2707
Andreas

strong and manly

1098
Andrew

manly, strong

68
Anna

grace

94
Annas

N/A

unranked
Aquila

eagle

12246
Ariel

lion of God

511
Artemis

N/A

1638
Asenath

devoted to the goddess Neith

8981
Aseneth

N/A

15514
Aser

N/A

6474
Asher

happy, blessed

20
Azareel

N/A

12498
Azarel

God has helped

5246
Azariah

helped by God

650
Azarias

God has helped

3041
Barnabas

son of consolation

4571
Bartholomew

son of the furrow

3323
Baruch

blessed

2257
Bathsheba

daughter of an oath

13700
Beniamin

N/A

unranked
Benjamin

Son of the right hand

13689
Berenice

she who brings victory

3755
Bernice

she who brings victory

3821
Boaz

bounty

1015
Cain

spear; possessed

974
Cainan

N/A

3270
Caleb

faithful, dog

10398
Canaan

N/A

1087
Candace

white, pure, sincere

3648
Cephas

rock

8407
Chaleb

N/A

unranked
Chloe

green shoot

20
Claudia

lame; enclosure

1090
Claudius

lame; enclosure

unranked
Cleopatra

glory of the father

3450
Cleophas

N/A

unranked
Cyrus

sun

254
Dalila

guide

1328
Damaris

dominant woman

1435
Daniel

God is my judge

10441
Darius

possessing goodness

unranked
David

beloved

12438
Debbora

N/A

unranked
Deborah

bee

852
Delilah

delicate, weak

50
Demeter

earth mother

unranked
Dinah

God will judge

3895
Drusilla

fruitful

12475
Edom

N/A

unranked
Ehud

N/A

unranked
Eleazar

God helps

1148
Elias

Yahweh is God

25
Eliel

my God is God

583
Eliezer

God is my help

1021
Elijah

Yahweh is God

5044
Elisabeth

pledged to God

906
Eliud

N/A

4215
Elizabeth

God is my oath

12802
Enoch

dedicated

718
Enos

mankind

3398
Enosh

man, person

unranked
Ephraim

fruitful, fertile, productive

979
Erastus

beloved

unranked
Esaias

N/A

2135
Esau

hairy

3055
Esther

star

131
Ethan

strong, firm

10498
Eunice

good victory

1967
Eva

life

120
Eve

life

569
Ezechiel

N/A

6942
Ezekiel

God strengthens

unranked
Ezra

help

705
Felix

happy, fortunate

177
Festus

joyous, festive

12824
Gabriel

God is my strength

5482
Gaius

to rejoice

3618
Gedeon

N/A

9254
Gideon

hewer; or, having a stump for a hand

10607
Goliath

exile

11356
Habacuc

N/A

unranked
Habakkuk

embrace

8535
Hadassah

myrtle tree

532
Hagar

flight or forsaken

unranked
Hananiah

God is gracious

11425
Hannah

grace

10128
Herod

song of the hero

unranked
Hester

star

16067
Hezekiah

God gives strength

490
Hieu

N/A

11400
Hosea

salvation

unranked
Iason

N/A

unranked
Immanuel

N/A

1208
Ioseph

N/A

unranked
Isaac

he will laugh

14107
Isaiah

Yahweh is salvation

8620
Ishmael

God will hear

1498
Israel

he who struggles with God

3901
Issachar

there is reward

7942
Jachin

he establishes

11443
Jacob

supplanter

41
Jael

mountain goat

1470
Jair

he shines

1170
Jairus

God enlightens

3627
James

supplanter

5
Japheth

expansion

3236
Jared

he descends

unranked
Jason

to heal

16233
Jedidah

N/A

16219
Jehoshaphat

N/A

13088
Jehu

God is he

3349
Jephthah

he opens

unranked
Jerahmeel

N/A

unranked
Jeremiah

God will exalt

14191
Jeremiel

N/A

unranked
Jesse

gift

2466
Jesus

the Lord is salvation

14183
Jezebel

not exalted

14200
Joab

praise Jehovah

2845
Joanna

God is gracious

329
Joash

fire of god

3829
Job

persecuted

2318
Joel

Jehovah is his God

12690
John

God is gracious

21
Jonah

dove

5198
Jonathan

gift of God

14199
Joram

exalted by God

7985
Joseph

God will increase

32
Joshua

Yahweh is salvation

57
Josiah

God supports

10614
Judah

praised

3772
Judas

praised

5129
Jude

praised

156
Judith

woman from Judea

832
Junia

born in June

2442
Laban

white

unranked
Lamech

strong or low

unranked
Lazarus

God is my helper

1336
Leah

weary

11658
Levi

joined, attached

2614
Lot

N/A

unranked
Lucas

From Lucania

11689
Luke

light-giving

12883
Lydia

woman from Lydia

97
Madeline

high tower or woman from Magdala

87
Magdalene

woman from Magdala or high tower

1419
Mahlah

N/A

unranked
Malachi

my messenger

14551
Manasseh

N/A

3847
Marcus

warlike

256
Maria

bitter

9520
Mark

warlike

16730
Mars

N/A

1457
Martha

lady

667
Mary

drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

132
Mattan

gift

unranked
Matthan

N/A

10507
Mattheus

N/A

11813
Matthew

gift of God

33
Matthias

gift of God

471
Methuselah

N/A

13509
Micah

who is like God?

841
Micaiah

who is like God?

1569
Michael

who is like God?

7450
Michol

N/A

unranked
Milcah

N/A

10780
Mordecai

follower of Marduk

2046
Moses

delivered from the water

505
Moyses

N/A

unranked
Muhammad

praiseworthy

245
Naomi

pleasantness

44
Nathan

gift from God

62
Nathanael

N/A

674
Neemias

N/A

unranked
Nehemiah

comforted by God

426
Nekoda

marked

5365
Nero

stern

3851
Nicanor

victory

10475
Nicodemus

victory of the people

3360
Noah

Rest, comfort

561
Noe

rest

768
Noemi

my delight

585
Obadiah

servant of God

1412
Obed

servant of God

1945
Onesimus

beneficial, profitable

unranked
Orpah

a fawn

unranked
Orpha

a fawn

14796
Oseas

N/A

3947
Osee

N/A

unranked
Ozi

N/A

13676
Ozias

The Lord is my strength

861
Paul

small

unranked
Paulus

N/A

unranked
Perez

to blossom

9623
Peter

rock

192
Petrus

N/A

unranked
Phares

N/A

unranked
Philemon

kiss

10616
Philip

lover of horses

unranked
Phinehas

N/A

3193
Phoebe

radiant, shining one

183
Pieter

N/A

9627
Plato

broad-shouldered

unranked
Prisca

ancient

7488
Priscilla

ancient

615
Quintus

fifth

10627
Rachel

ewe

unranked
Rahel

N/A

14831
Raphael

God has healed

420
Rebecca

to tie, bind

342
Reuben

behold, a son

874
Reuel

friend of God

4037
Rhoda

rose

2870
Rhode

N/A

9653
Ruben

behold, a son

unranked
Salathiel

N/A

unranked
Salome

peace

952
Salomon

peace

1855
Samson

sun

522
Samuel

heard by God

13186
Sapphira

sapphire

4264
Sara

princess

188
Sarah

princess

95
Sarai

princess

445
Sarra

N/A

17216
Saul

prayed for

unranked
Sem

name

12078
Seth

placed, appointed

unranked
Shem

name

6750
Silas

wooded

7188
Silvanus

wood; forest

13896
Simeon

he [God] has heard

unranked
Simon

he has heard; flat-nosed

252
Socrates

N/A

7664
Solomon

peace

417
Stephen

garland, crown

377
Susanna

lily

1360
Symeon

N/A

6764
Tabita

N/A

unranked
Tabitha

gazelle

1519
Tamar

date palm tree

2374
Terah

N/A

unranked
Tertius

third

unranked
Thaddaeus

N/A

5846
Thaddeus

gift of God

850
Thamar

N/A

unranked
Theodore

Gift of God

8357
Thersa

delight

unranked
Thomas

twin

39
Timaeus

honor

unranked
Timon

reward, honor

9745
Timotheus

N/A

unranked
Timothy

honoring God

208
Tirzah

delight

3939
Titus

title of honour

383
Tobiah

the Lord is good

6128
Tobias

God is good

280
Urban

of the city

5854
Uri

my flame, my light

3089
Uriah

God is my light

654
Urias

N/A

4856
Uzziah

my power is Yahweh

2357
Uzziel

my power is God

4542
Zacchaeus

N/A

2825
Zaccheus

N/A

unranked
Zacharias

the Lord has remembered

3586
Zebulun

N/A

3776
Zechariah

the Lord has remembered

900
Zelpha

N/A

unranked
Zilpah

N/A

unranked
Zipporah

bird

2916