Malachi
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מַלְאָכִי (Hebrew)
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/ˈmæl.ə.kaɪ/ (English)
From the Hebrew name מַלְאָכִי (Malʾaḵi) meaning "my messenger" or "my angel", derived from a possessive form of מַלְאָךְ (malʾaḵ) meaning "messenger, angel". This is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Malachi, which some claim foretells the coming of Christ. The name only occurs once at the start of the book; it is possible that it is not a name at all but simply the words "my angel".In England the name came into use after the Protestant Reformation. View Original Anael
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עָנַהאֵל, עָנַאֵל (Hebrew)
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Ἀναὴλ (Ancient Greek)
Neans "God has answered" in Hebrew, from עָנָה (ʿana) meaning "to answer" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This name is mentioned briefly in the apocryphal Book of Tobit belonging to a brother of Tobit. In modern Hebrew it is typically a feminine name. View Original Hagar
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הָגָר (Hebrew)
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هاجر (Arabic)
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/ˈheɪ.ɡɑɹ/ (American English)
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/ˈheɪ.ɡɑː/ (British English)
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/ˈhaː.d͡ʒar/ (Arabic)
Possibly means "flight" in Hebrew, though it could also be of unknown Egyptian origin. According to the Old Testament she was the second wife of Abraham and the mother of Ishmael, the founder of the Arab people. After Abraham's first wife Sarah finally gave birth to a child, she had Hagar and Ishmael expelled into the desert. However, God heard their crying and saved them.In Arabic this name is typically transcribed Hajar. View Original Mordecai
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מָרְדֳּכַי, מָרְדְּכַי (Hebrew)
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/ˈmɔɹ.də.ˌkaɪ/ (American English)
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/ˈmɔː.də.ˌkaɪ/ (British English)
Means "servant of Marduk" in Persian. In the Old Testament Mordecai is the cousin and foster father of Esther. He thwarted a plot to kill the Persian king, though he made an enemy of the king's chief advisor Haman.
View Original Eran
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View Original Ofra
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עֹפְרָה, עוֹפְרָה (Hebrew)
Means "fawn" in Hebrew.The masculine biblical name Ophrah is derived from the same root.
View Original Leah
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/ˈliː.ə/ (English)
From the Hebrew name לֵאָה (Leʾa), which was probably derived from the Hebrew word לָאָה (laʾa) meaning "weary, grieved" [1]. Alternatively it might be related to Akkadian littu meaning "cow". In the Old Testament Leah is the first wife of Jacob and the mother of seven of his children. Jacob's other wife was Leah's younger sister Rachel, whom he preferred. Leah later offered Jacob her handmaid Zilpah in order for him to conceive more children.Although this name was used by Jews in the Middle Ages, it was not typical as an English Christian name until after the Protestant Reformation, being common among the Puritans. View Original Gideon
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גִּדְעוֹן (Hebrew)
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/ˈɡɪd.i.ən/ (English)
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/ˈɣi.deː.ˌɔn/ (Dutch)
From the Hebrew name גִּדְעוֹן (Giḏʿon) meaning "feller, hewer", derived from גָּדַע (gaḏaʿ) meaning "to cut, to hew" [1]. Gideon is a hero and judge of the Old Testament. He led the vastly outnumbered Israelites against the Midianites, defeated them, and killed their two kings. In the English-speaking world, Gideon has been used as a given name since the Protestant Reformation, and it was popular among the Puritans. View Original Nathan
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נָתָן (Hebrew)
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Ναθάν (Ancient Greek)
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/ˈneɪ.θən/ (English)
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/na.tɑ̃/ (French)
From the Hebrew name נָתָן (Naṯan) meaning "he gave". In the Old Testament this is the name of a prophet during the reign of King David. He chastised David for his adultery with Bathsheba and for the death of Uriah the Hittite. Later he championed Solomon as David's successor. This was also the name of a son of David and Bathsheba.It has been used as a Christian given name in the English-speaking world since the Protestant Reformation. A famous bearer was Nathan Hale (1755-1776), an American spy executed by the British during the American Revolution. View Original Zipporah
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צִפּוֹרָה (Hebrew)
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/zɪ.ˈpɔːɹ.ə/ (English)
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/ˈzɪp.ə.ɹə/ (English)
View Original Elijah
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אֱלִיָּהוּ (Hebrew)
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/ɪ.ˈlaɪ.d͡ʒə/ (English)
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/ɪ.ˈlaɪ.ʒə/ (English)
From the Hebrew name אֱלִיָּהוּ (ʾEliyyahu) meaning "my God is Yahweh", derived from the roots אֵל (ʾel) and יָהּ (yah), both referring to the Hebrew God. Elijah was a Hebrew prophet and miracle worker, as told in the two Books of Kings in the Old Testament. He was active in the 9th century BC during the reign of King Ahab of Israel and his Phoenician-born queen Jezebel. Elijah confronted the king and queen over their idolatry of the Canaanite god Ba'al and other wicked deeds. At the end of his life he was carried to heaven in a chariot of fire, and was succeeded by Elisha. In the New Testament, Elijah and Moses appear next to Jesus when he is transfigured.Because Elijah was a popular figure in medieval tales, and because his name was borne by a few early saints (who are usually known by the Latin form Elias), the name came into general use during the Middle Ages. In medieval England it was usually spelled Elis. It died out there by the 16th century, but it was revived by the Puritans in the form Elijah after the Protestant Reformation. The name became popular during the 1990s and 2000s, especially in America where it broke into the top ten in 2016.
View Original Peleg
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View Original Michael
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מִיכָאֵל (Hebrew)
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Μιχαήλ (Ancient Greek)
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/ˈmaɪ.kəl/ (English)
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/ˈmɪ.çaː.eːl/ (German)
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/ˈmi.kæːl/ (Danish)
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/ˈmiː.ka.ɛl/ (Swedish)
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MEE-kah-ehl (Norwegian)
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/mi.ˈkʰaː.eːl/ (Latin)
From the Hebrew name מִיכָאֵל (Miḵaʾel) meaning "who is like God?", derived from the interrogative pronoun מִי (mi) combined with ךְּ (ke) meaning "like" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". This is a rhetorical question, implying no person is like God. Michael is one of the archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible. In the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament he is named as a protector of Israel (see Daniel 12:1). In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament he is portrayed as the leader of heaven's armies in the war against Satan, and is thus considered the patron saint of soldiers in Christianity.The popularity of the saint led to the name being used by nine Byzantine emperors, including Michael VIII Palaeologus who restored the empire in the 13th century. It has been common in Western Europe since the Middle Ages, and in England since the 12th century. It has been borne (in various spellings) by rulers of Russia (spelled Михаил), Romania (Mihai), Poland (Michał), and Portugal (Miguel).In the United States, this name rapidly gained popularity beginning in the 1930s, eventually becoming the most popular male name from 1954 to 1998. However, it was not as overwhelmingly common in the United Kingdom, where it never reached the top spot.Famous bearers of this name include the British chemist/physicist Michael Faraday (1791-1867), musician Michael Jackson (1958-2009), and basketball player Michael Jordan (1963-). View Original Inbar
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עִנְבָּר, עִינְבָּר (Hebrew)
View Original Ariel
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אֲרִיאֵל (Hebrew)
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Ἀριήλ (Ancient Greek)
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/a.ʁi.ˈel/ (Hebrew)
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/ˈɛɹ.i.əl/ (English)
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/ˈæɹ.i.əl/ (English)
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/a.ʁjɛl/ (French)
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/a.ˈɾjel/ (Spanish)
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/ˈa.rjɛl/ (Polish)
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew, from אֲרִי (ʾari) meaning "lion" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". In the Old Testament it is used as another name for the city of Jerusalem. Shakespeare utilized it for a spirit in his play The Tempest (1611) and Alexander Pope utilized it for a sylph in his poem The Rape of the Lock (1712), and one of the moons of Uranus bears this name in his honour. As an English name, it became more common for females in the 1980s, especially after it was used for the title character in the Disney film The Little Mermaid (1989). View Original Melech
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Means "king" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a son of Micah (not the prophet). View Original Amnon
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אַמְנוֹן (Hebrew)
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Ἀμνών (Ancient Greek)
Means "faithful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the eldest son of King David. He was killed by his half-brother Absalom in revenge for the rape of his sister Tamar. View Original Ohad
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View Original Daniel
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דָּנִיֵּאל (Hebrew)
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Даниел (Bulgarian)
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Դանիէլ (Armenian)
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დანიელ (Georgian)
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Δανιήλ (Ancient Greek)
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/ˈdæn.jəl/ (English)
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/da.njɛl/ (French)
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/ˈdaː.ni̯ɛl/ (German)
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/ˈdaː.niː.ɛl/ (German)
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/ˈdaː.ni̯eːl/ (German)
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/ˈdɑː.nɪ.jəl/ (Norwegian)
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/ˈda.ɲɛl/ (Polish)
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/ˈda.nɪ.jɛl/ (Czech)
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/ˈda.ni.ɛl/ (Slovak)
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/da.ˈnjel/ (Spanish)
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/dɐ.ni.ˈɛɫ/ (European Portuguese)
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/dɐ.ni.ˈɛw/ (Brazilian Portuguese)
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/də.ni.ˈɛl/ (Catalan)
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/da.ni.ˈel/ (Romanian)
From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge", from the roots דִּין (din) meaning "to judge" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God". Daniel was a Hebrew prophet whose story is told in the Book of Daniel in the Old Testament. He lived during the Jewish captivity in Babylon, where he served in the court of the king, rising to prominence by interpreting the king's dreams. The book also presents Daniel's four visions of the end of the world.Due to the popularity of the biblical character, the name came into use in England during the Middle Ages. Though it became rare by the 15th century, it was revived after the Protestant Reformation. Famous bearers of this name include English author Daniel Defoe (1660-1731), Swiss mathematician Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782), and American frontiersman Daniel Boone (1734-1820). View Original Imri
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Possibly means "eloquent" in Hebrew. This name appears in the Old Testament belonging to two minor characters. View Original Ofri
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עֹףְרִי, עוֹףְרִי (Hebrew)
Means "my fawn" in Hebrew. View Original Sharon
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/ˈʃæɹ.ən/ (English)
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/ˈʃɛɹ.ən/ (English)
From an Old Testament place name, in Hebrew שָׁרוֹן (Sharon) meaning "plain", referring to a fertile plain on the central west coast of Israel. This is also the name of a flowering plant in the Bible, the rose of Sharon, a term now used to refer to several different species of flowers.It has been in use as a feminine given name in the English-speaking world since the 1920s, possibly inspired by the heroine in the serial novel The Skyrocket (1925) by Adela Rogers St. Johns [1]. As a Hebrew name it is unisex. View Original