Enoch

Enoch is the name of two figures in the Bible, one the name of the son of Cain, the other the name of the son of Jared and the father of Methuselah for whom the Book of Enoch is named after. The name comes from Hebrew Hanokh/Chanokh meaning “dedicated, consecrated”. Origin: Hebrew Meaning: “dedicated, consecrated”…

Matat

Matat מתת is a Hebrew unisex name meaning “gift”. Origin: Hebrew Meaning: “gift” Usage: Hebrew Female forms: Male forms:

Itay

Itay איתי is Hebrew male name, a variant of Itai, the modern form of Ittai meaning “with me”. Ittai is the name of two figures in the Bible, including the name of one of King David‘s Mighty Warriors. Origin: Hebrew Meaning: “with me” Usage: Hebrew Variants:

Jephtha

Jephtha is a male name, a variant of Jephthah, the name of a judge in the Old Testament who successfully defended Israel against the Ammonites. His success made him vow to give the first thing that came out of his house to God. Unfortunately, that turned out to be his daughter, whom he’d been forced…

Yadiel

Yadiel is a Spanish male name, the Spanish form of Jehudiel, which comes from Hebrew Yehudiel meaning “praise of God”. Origin: Hebrew Meaning: “praise of God” Usage: Spanish (Latin American) Variants:

Janessa

Janessa is an English female name, either a combination of Jane and Vanessa, or an elaborated form of Jane influenced by the Vanessa spelling. Jane is the medieval English form of Old French Jehanne, the feminine form of Johannes or Iohannes, the contracted form of Hebrew Yochanan meaning “Yahweh is gracious”; and Vanessa was created by Anglo-Irish author, satirist, and…

Yigal

Yigal יגאל is a Hebrew male name meaning “he will redeem”, and is the name of several figures in the Bible, spelled as Igal. Origin: Hebrew Meaning: “he will redeem” Usage: Hebrew Variants:

Babette

Babette originated as a French nickname for Élisabeth or Barbara. Élisabeth the French form of Elizabeth, the English form of Ancient Greek Elisabet, a transliteration of Hebrew Elisheva. It’s composed of Hebrew el אֵל (god), which derives from Proto-Semitic *’il-(god, deity) and sh’ba שְׁבוּעָה (oath), essentially meaning “god is an oath” or “god is my oath”. Barbara originated from Ancient Greek barbaros…

Hulda

Hulda is a variant spelling of Huldah, a Hebrew female name meaning “weasel”. In the Old Testament, Huldah is the name of a prophetess. Hulda is also a Scandinavian female name with two possible sources- either from Old Norse hulda meaning “hiding, secrecy”or from Swedish and Danish huld meaning “fair, sweet, gracious, faithful, loyal” via…

Shaniqua

Shaniqua is an African-American female name, which seems to be a creative spin of Shawna, the feminine form of Shawn,  itself the anglicized spelling of Seán, the Irish form of John, the Old English and Latin form of Iohannes < Ancient Greek Ioannes, the contracted form of Hebrew Yochanan which means “Yahweh is gracious”.  Origin: Proto-Semitic, Hebrew Meaning: “Yahweh is gracious” or…

Sabra

Sabra صبرا is an Arabic female name, a variant of Sabirah, itself the feminine form of Sabir صابر meaning “patient, steadfast, enduring”. Sabra is also the Hebrew name for a thorny desert plant, a species of cactus also known as a prickly pear, in the genus Opuntia, that is tough on the outside, but soft…

Tamir

Tamir تامر is an Arabic male name which derives from Arabic tamr تَمْر meaning “date (fruit)”. Tamir תָּמִיר is also a Hebrew male name meaning “tall”, as well as also being a Mongolian male name meaning “strength”. It’s also the name of a river in Mongolia. Origin: Arabic, Hebrew, Mongolian Meaning: “date (fruit)”; “tall”; “strength”…

Zalmon

Zalmon צַלְמוֹן is the name of one of King David’s mighty men in the Old Testament, as well as the name of a mountain. The name seems to derive from Hebrew צַלְמוֹן meaning “darkness” or “shady”. It’s also possible the name may be related to Hebrew tsélem צֶלֶם “image; idol” Origin: Hebrew Meaning: “darkness” or…

Leelo

Leelo is an Estonian female name meaning “folk song” or “singsong”. In some cases, Leelo could be used as a variant spelling of Lilo, a short form of Liselotte, a combination of Lisa (short form of Elizabeth “god is an oath” or “god is my oath”) and Charlotte “free man”. Or it could be a…