List of biblical names

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1894

Nave's Topical Bible 1905

Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative, as in the case of Nabal, a foolish man whose name means "fool".[1] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations, or are used to illustrate prophecies.[2][clarification needed]

The titles given to characters, locations, and entities in the Bible can differ across various English translations. In a study conducted by the BibleAsk team in 2024, a comprehensive catalog of names found in the King James Version was compiled and organized into categories such as individuals, geographical locations, national groups, and miscellaneous designations. The team discovered that within the King James Version Bible, a total of 3,418 distinct names were identified. Among these, 1,940 names pertain to individuals, 1,072 names refer to places, 317 names denote collective entities or nations, and 66 names are allocated to miscellaneous items such as months, rivers, or pagan deities. There are instances of overlap, where the same name may be used across multiple categories (e.g., as both a personal name and a geographical location).[3] Selecting a Christian name or a Bible name for your baby is an important decision for parents. The chosen Christian name or Bible name can affect the child's perception of itself and of others. It reflects both the beliefs and the culture of the parents. [4]

## Most popular names

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During the period 330 BC – 200 AD, the most common male names in Judea or post Kingdom of Israel were:[5]

* 1\. Simon/Simeon
* 2\. Joseph/Joses
* 3\. Lazarus
* 4\. Judah
* 5\. John
* 6\. Jesus
* 7\. Ananias
* 8\. Jonathan
* 9\. Matthew/Matthias
* 10\. Manaen
* 11\. James
* 12\. Michael

During this period, the most common female names were:[5]

* 1\. Mary
* 2\. Salome
* 3\. Shelamzion
* 4\. Martha
* 5–6. Joanna and Sapphira (equally common)
* 7\. Berenice
* 8–9. Imma and Mara (equally common)
* 10–12. Cyprus, Sarah, and Alexandra

## Lists

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* List of biblical names starting with A
* List of biblical names starting with B
* List of biblical names starting with C
* List of biblical names starting with D
* List of biblical names starting with E
* List of biblical names starting with F
* List of biblical names starting with G
* List of biblical names starting with H
* List of biblical names starting with I
* List of biblical names starting with J
* List of biblical names starting with K
* List of biblical names starting with L
* List of biblical names starting with M
* List of biblical names starting with N
* List of biblical names starting with O
* List of biblical names starting with P
* List of biblical names starting with Q
* List of biblical names starting with R
* List of biblical names starting with S
* List of biblical names starting with T
* List of biblical names starting with U
* List of biblical names starting with V
* List of biblical names starting with Y
* List of biblical names starting with Z

## See also

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* Gemstones in the Bible
* Genealogies in the Bible
* List of major biblical figures
* List of minor Old Testament figures, A–K
* List of minor Old Testament figures, L–Z
* List of minor New Testament figures
* List of biblical places
* List of animals in the Bible
* List of plants in the Bible
* List of women in the Bible
* List of names for the biblical nameless
* List of modern names for biblical place names
* Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible - for which later editions contain A complete list of Scripture Proper Names as in the Authorised and Revised Versions, showing their modern pronunciation and the exact form of the original Hebrew by Wm. B. Stevenson.
* Theophory
* Bible names in their native languages

## References

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1. ^ See 1 Samuel 25:25
2. ^ Lockyer, pp. 11-14
3. ^ BibleAsk, Names in the Bible - KJV Edition (2024);
4. ^ "Christian Names Boys & Girls Meaning, Prayer & Bible Reference. VIEW NOW". jesusanswers.com. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
5. ^ a b Bauckham, Richard (2017). "Palestinian Jewish Names". Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. pp. 67–92\. ISBN 978-0-8028-7431-3.67-92&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=Eerdmans&rft.date=2017&rft.isbn=978-0-8028-7431-3&rft.aulast=Bauckham&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft_id=https://books.google.com/books?id=J2lAvgAACAAJ&q;=most+popular+male+names&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:List+of+biblical+names" class="Z3988">

## Further reading

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* Comay, Joan, Who's Who in the Old Testament, Oxford University Press, 1971, ISBN 0-19-521029-8
* Elwell, Walter A., Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, Baker Publishing Group, 1984, ISB 9781441200303
* Lockyer, Herbert, All the men of the Bible, Zondervan Publishing House (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1958
* Lockyer, Herbert, All the women of the Bible, Zondervan Publishing 1988, ISBN 0-310-28151-2
* Lockyer, Herbert, All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible, Zondervan Publishing 1988, ISBN 0-310-28041-9
* Tischler, Nancy M., All things in the Bible: an encyclopedia of the biblical world , Greenwood Publishing, Westport, Conn. : 2006 ISBN 0-313-33082-4

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Personal names and anthroponymy

Personal name|

* Birth name
* Given name
* Surname
* Patrilineal/Matrilineal
* Affixes
* Nobiliary particle

By sequence|

* First name
* Middle name
* Last name

By trait|

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* Eponymic
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* Metonymic
* Mononymic
* Occupational
* Patronymic
* Surname
* Sobriquet
* Teknonymic
* Toponymic
* Surname
* Patrial
* Unisex
* Virtue

By life situation|

* Aptronym
* Birth name
* Code name
* Maiden and married names
* Necronym
* Posthumous name
* Temple name
* Placeholder name
* Notname
* Regnal name
* Slave name

Pseudonyms (list)|

* Art name
* Bugō
* Nicknames
* list
* Hypocorism
* Monarchs
* Nom de guerre
* Pen name
* Heteronym
* Ring name
* Shikona
* Stage name
* List
* Mononyms
* Username

By culture
Surnames
by country|

| East Asian|

* Amami
* Chinese
* Courtesy
* Art
* Generation
* Titles
* Japanese
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* Manchu
* Okinawan
* Indigenous Taiwanese
* Vietnamese

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Northern Asia
and Central Asia|

* Kalmyk
* Mongolian
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* Tibetan

Muslim world
and Western Asia|

* Afghan
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* Bengali
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* Coptic
* Mandaean
* Pakistani
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* Sindhi
* Somali
* Tatar
* Turkish

Oceania|

* Australian Aboriginal
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Sub-Saharan Africa|

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* Igbo
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Europe,
North America
and Australasia|

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| Baltic|

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Celtic|

* Cornish
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Germanic|

* Dutch
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Romance|

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* Romanian
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* Hispanic America

Slavic|

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Indosphere (South Asia
and Southeast Asia)|

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By religion|

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* Hebrew
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* Theophoric name

Manners of address
List of
authority / honour|

| Styles|

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* Orders, decorations, and medals

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Titles|

* Academic
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* Chivalric
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* False
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* Military
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* Religious
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* Papal

Related traditions|

* Baptism
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