Hebrew Names

Hebrew - ancient Semitic language, source of many biblical names.

Hebrew

Noah

From Hebrew “noach” meaning rest or comfort; name of the…

No. 2
James

From Hebrew “Yaaqov” meaning supplanter, via Greek Iakobos…

No. 5
Isabella

From Hebrew “Elisheba” meaning my God is an oath, via…

No. 7
Mateo

From Hebrew “Mattityahu” meaning gift of God, from “matan”…

No. 7
Elijah

From Hebrew ʼeliyyahu: “ʼel” (God) + “Yahu” (Yahweh),…

No. 8
Benjamin

From Hebrew “Binyamin”: “ben” (son) + “yamin” (right hand),…

No. 11
Levi

From Hebrew “levi” meaning joined or attached; name of the…

No. 12
Ezra

From Hebrew “Ezra” meaning help or helper; name of the…

No. 13
Jack

From Hebrew “Yochanan” meaning God is gracious, via Old…

No. 15
Daniel

From Hebrew “Daniel”: “dan” (judge) + “el” (God), meaning…

No. 16
Samuel

From Hebrew “Shemuel”: “shama” (heard) + “el” (God),…

No. 17
Eliana

From Hebrew “El-Yah”: “el” (God) + “Yah” (Yahweh), meaning…

No. 18
Michael

From Hebrew “Mikhaʼel”: “mi” (who) + “kha” (like) + “el”…

No. 18
Ethan

From Hebrew “Eitan” meaning strong, firm, or enduring; name…

No. 19
Asher

From Hebrew “Asher” meaning happy, blessed, or fortunate;…

No. 20
John

From Hebrew “Yochanan”: “Yah” (Yahweh) + “chanan”…

No. 21
Gianna

From Hebrew “Yochanan” meaning God is gracious; Italian…

No. 23
David

From Hebrew “Dawid” meaning beloved or uncle; the name of…

No. 31
Abigail

From Hebrew “Avigayil”, a compound of “av” (father) + “gil”…

No. 32
Joseph

From Hebrew “Yosef” meaning God will add or increase, built…

No. 32
Isaac

From Hebrew “Yitzhak” meaning he will laugh, rooted in…

No. 40
Naomi

From Hebrew “Na’omiy” meaning my pleasantness or my…

No. 44
Caleb

From Hebrew “Kalev” meaning whole-hearted, from “kol” (all)…

No. 49
Delilah

From Hebrew “Dəlilâ” meaning delicate, weak, or…

No. 50
Maya

illusion; water; great

No. 51
Hannah

favor, grace

No. 52
Josiah

God supports

No. 53
Leah

weary

No. 53
Ezekiel

God strengthens

No. 54
Isaiah

salvation of God

No. 56
Josephine

God will add

No. 56
Joshua

God is my salvation

No. 57
Sadie

princess

No. 57
Jayden

thankful

No. 59
Nathan

he gave

No. 62
Madelyn

woman from Magdala

No. 65
Maria

bitter, beloved

No. 74
Aaron

high mountain

No. 79
Madeline

woman from Magdala

No. 87
Eli

my God, uplifted

No. 92
Jeremiah

God will exalt

No. 93
Adam

man, earth

No. 100
Adriel

great

No. 109
Raelynn

modern blend of Rae and Lynn

No. 113
Julia

downy-bearded

No. 116
Jonah

dove

No. 126
Samantha

heard by god

No. 127
Esther

star

No. 131
Mary

bitter

No. 132
Nevaeh

one of the most striking modern american coinages

No. 133
Amira

princess

No. 136
Juan

yahweh is gracious

No. 137
Matteo

gift of yahweh

No. 138
Summer

summer

No. 142
Nathaniel

god has given

No. 144
Jason

healer

No. 148
Malachi

the messenger

No. 149
Zion

derives from the hebrew tsiyyon (“highest point”

No. 151
Jude

praised

No. 156
Matias

gift of yahweh

No. 158
Arya

land of the aryans

No. 162
Jesus

yahweh is salvation

No. 164
Olive

a feminine given name derived directly from the

No. 171
Ruth

friend

No. 172
Felix

happy

No. 177
Judah

praise

No. 179
Emmanuel

god is with them

No. 181
Phoebe

bright

No. 183
Jesse

gift

No. 187
Lia

a feminine given name with roots in several

No. 187
Sara

princess

No. 188
Peter

rock

No. 192
Ada

nobility

No. 193
Zachary

yhwh has remembered

No. 194
Zayden

fire

No. 202
Messiah

anointed 1

No. 203
Abraham

exalted father

No. 204
Molly

originated as a medieval english pet form of mary

No. 208
Joel

yahweh is god

No. 219
Abel

breath

No. 220
Rafael

god has healed

No. 222
Eithan

firm

No. 227
Malakai

my messenger

No. 233
Zara

the radiant 1

No. 234
Aliyah

to ascend

No. 235
Kyrie

lord

No. 235
Mariana

is the latinate feminine form of marianus, itself

No. 242
Rachel

descends from the hebrew raḥel (רָחֵל), meaning

No. 247
Miriam

rebellion

No. 251
Simon

comes from the hebrew shimʿon

No. 252
Aziel

to be strong

No. 253
Noa

motion

No. 253
Cyrus

he who bestows care

No. 254
Lilith

of the night

No. 256
Omar

long-lived

No. 260
Shiloh

tranquility

No. 260
Paul

small

No. 264
Jeremy

yahweh will raise

No. 266
Talia

has 2 distinct and independently attested origins

No. 270
Daniela

god is the judge

No. 279