Browse Names
Browse, filter and discover names by letter, gender or origin.
487 names in our directory
Results
487Laban is a male given name of biblical origin, derived from the Hebrew לָבָן (Lāḇān), meaning "white." In the English-speaking world, it is primarily used within the context of English Bible translations. The name is mos...
Lael is a masculine personal name of Hebrew origin, meaning “of God” or “belonging to God.” It appears in the Old Testament as a minor figure, the father of Eliasaph from the house of Gershon, as recorded in Numbers 3:24...
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...
EtymologyLazarus is the Latinized form of the Koine Greek Lā́zāros (Λᾱ́ζᾱρος), which itself derives from the Hebrew name Eleazar (אֶלְעָזָר), meaning "God has helped." The name appears in the New Testament in two context...
Lebanah is a masculine name that appears briefly in the Old Testament, mentioned only in the Book of Ezra and Nehemiah among the list of exiles returning from Babylon. The name is of Hebrew origin, derived from the root...
Lemuel is a Hebrew name found in the Old Testament and in the Book of Mormon, and is also the name of a character in Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels. It means "for God" or "devoted to God" in Hebrew, derived fr...
Levi is a male given name of Hebrew origin, meaning possibly "joined, attached" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Levi was the third son of Jacob and Leah, and the ancestor of the Israelite tribe of Levi, known as the Lev...
Leviathan is a name originating from the Hebrew לִוְיָתָן (Liwyaṯan), derived from the word לִוְיָה (liwya), meaning "garland" or "wreath." The name refers to a colossal sea monster described in the Old Testament, servin...
Lot 1 is not a typical given name; it is the designation of an important character from the Hebrew Bible—Lot—often referred to with the numeric identifier '1' in some modern contexts (such as data systems or indexing) to...
Lucius is a masculine given name of Roman origin, derived from the Latin lux meaning "light." It was one of the most common praenomina (personal names) in ancient Rome, typically abbreviated as "L." The name may also tra...
Etymology Luke is the English form of the Latin name Lucas, which itself derives from the Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukas). The name is likely a shortened form of Λουκανός (Loukanos), meaning "from Lucania"—Lucania being a region i...
Maaseiah is a Hebrew name originating from the Bible, borne by numerous Old Testament characters. It is derived from the Hebrew name Maʿaseya (מַעֲשֵׂיָה), meaning "work of Yahweh." The name combines the elements maʿase...
Madai (Hebrew: מָדַי) is a masculine name found in the English Bible, meaning "Medes" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament (Genesis 10:2), Madai is listed as a son of Japheth, one of the three sons of Noah. He is traditionall...
Mahalah is a variant of Mahlah used in some verses of the King James Version of the Old Testament. While the name Mahlah itself appears in the Bible as both a masculine and feminine name, the King James translators somet...
Mahali is a variant of Mahli appearing in select verses of the King James Version of the Old Testament. It represents a minor orthographic variation rather than a distinct name, reflecting the KJV translators' occasional...
Mahli is a male first name found in English Bibles, derived from the Hebrew מַחְלִי (Maḥli), which comes from the element ḥala meaning "weak, sick". Etymology The name is related to the root חלה (ḥalah), meaning "to be w...
Malachi is a name of Hebrew origin, from the Hebrew מַלְאָכִי (Malʾaḵi), meaning “my messenger” or “my angel.” It is derived from מַלְאָךְ (malʾaḵ), meaning “messenger, angel.” This name is famously associated with one o...
Malchiah is a biblical name appearing in the English Bible, derived from the Hebrew מַלְכִּיָּה (Malkiyyahu). It means "Yahweh is my king" or "the king is Yahweh," combining the elements meleḵ meaning "king" and yah refe...
Malchijah is a biblical name found in some English versions of the Old Testament. It is a variant of Malchiah, which itself originates from the Hebrew name Malkiyyahu, meaning "Yahweh is my king" (melekh = "king", yah =...
Manasseh is a biblical name derived from the Hebrew Menashshe, meaning "causing to forget." This etymology stems from the verb nasha ("to forget"), reflecting the sentiment expressed by Joseph, who named his firstborn so...
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...
Mark 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 "...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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"...
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...