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      | A great list of names from the Bible, taken from the 19th century public domain resource.
        Each name is given with its meaning. Please note that "names" refers to any name, which may be: people, places, cities, countries, angels, gods, mountains, etc. |  
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          | Aaron, bearer of light Abaddon, the destroyer
 Abagtha, father of the wine-press
 Abana, made of stone; a building
 Abarim, passages; passengers
 Abba, father
 Abda, a servant; servitude
 Abdeel, a vapour; a cloud of God
 Abdi, my servant
 Abdiel, servant of God
 Abdon, servant; cloud of judgment
 Abednego, servant of light; shining
 Abel, vanity; breath; vapor
 Abel, a city; mourning
 Abel-beth-maachah, mourning to the house of Maachah
 Abel-maim, mourning of waters
 Abel-meholah, mourning of sickness
 Abel-mizraim, the mourning of Egyptians
 Abel-shittim, mourning of thorns
 Abez, an egg; muddy
 Abi, my father
 Abiah, (or Abia) the Lord is my father
 Abi-albon, most intelligent father
 Abiasaph, consuming father; gathering
 Abiathar, excellent father; father of the remnant
 Abib, green fruit; ears of corn
 Abidah, (or  Abida) father of knowledge
 Abidan, father of judgment
 Abiel, God my father
 Abiezer, (or  Abieezer) father of help
 Abigail, the father's joy
 Abihail, the father of strength
 Abihu, he is my father
 Abihud, father of praise; confession
 Abijah, the Lord is my father
 Abijam, father of the sea
 Abilene, the father of mourning
 Abimael, a father sent from God
 Abimelech, father of the king
 Abinadab, father of a vow, or of willingness
 Abinoam, father of beauty
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            Abiram, high father; father of deceit Abishag, ignorance of the father
 Abishai, the present of my father
 Abishalom, father of peace
 Abishua, father of salvation
 Abishur, father of the wall; father of uprightness
 Abital, the father of the dew; or of the shadow
 Abitub, father of goodness
 Abiud, father of praise
 Abner, father of light
 Abram, high father
 Abraham, father of a great multitude
 Absalom, father of peace
 Accad, a vessel; pitcher; spark
 Accho, close; pressed together
 Aceldama, field of blood
 Achab, brother of the father
 Achaia, grief; trouble
 Achaicus, a native of Achaia; sorrowing; sad
 Achan, or  Achar, he that troubleth
 Achaz, one that takes, or possesses
 Achbor, a rat; bruising
 Achim, preparing; revenging; confirming
 Achish, thus it is; how is this
 Achmetha, brother of death
 Achor, trouble
 Achsah, adorned; bursting the veil
 Achshaph, poison; tricks
 Achzib, liar; lying; one that runs
 Adadah, testimony of the assembly
 Adah, an assembly
 Adaiah, the witness of the Lord
 Adaliah, one that draws water; poverty; cloud; death
 Adam, earthy; red
 Adamah, red earth; of blood
 Adami, my man; red; earthy; human
 Adar, high; eminent
 Adbeel, vapor, or cloud of God
 Addi, my witness; adorned; prey
 Addin, adorned; delicious; voluptuous
 Addon, basis; foundation; the Lord
 Adiel, the witness of the Lord
 Adin, Adina, adorned; voluptuous; dainty
 Adithaim, assemblies; testimonies
 Adlai, my witness; my ornament
 Admah, earthy; red; bloody
 Admatha, a cloud of death; a mortal vapour
 Adna, pleasure; delight
 Adnah, eternal rest
 Adoni-bezek, (or  Adonibezek) the lightning of the Lord; the Lord of lightning
 Adonijah, the Lord is my master
 Adonikam, the Lord is raised
 Adoniram, my Lord is most high; Lord of might and elevation
 Adoni-zedek, justice of the Lord; lord of justice
 Adoraim, strength of the sea
 Adoram, their beauty; their power
 Adrammelech, the cloak, glory, grandeur or power of the king
 Adramyttium, the court of death
 Adriel, the flock of God
 Adullam, their testimony; their prey; their ornament
 Adummim, earthy; red; bloody things
 Aeneas, praised; praiseworthy
 Aenon, a cloud; fountain; his eye
 Agabus, a locust; the father's joy or feast
 Agag, roof; upper floor
 Agar, or Hagar, a stranger; one that fears
 Agee, a valley; deepness
 Agrippa, one who causes great pain at his birth
 Agur, stranger; gathered together
 Ahab, uncle, or father's brother
 Aharah, a smiling brother; a meadow of a sweet savour
 Aharhel, another host; the last sorrow; a brother's sheep
 Ahasbai, trusting in me; a grown-up brother
 Ahasuerus, prince; head; chief
 Ahava, essence; being; generation
 Ahaz, one that takes or possesses
 Ahaziah, seizure; vision of the Lord
 Ahi, my brother; my brethren
 Ahiah, brother of the Lord
 Ahiam, mother's brother; brother of a nation
 Ahian, brother of wine
 Ahiezer, brother of assistance
 Ahihud, brother of vanity, or of darkness, or of joy, or of praise; witty brother
 Ahijah, same with  Ahiah
 Ahikam, a brother who raises up or avenges
 Ahilud, a brother born, or begotten
 Ahimaaz, a brother of the council
 Ahiman, brother of the right hand
 Ahimelech, my brother is a king; my king's brother
 Ahimoth, brother of death
 Ahinadab, a willing brother; brother of a vow
 Ahinoam, beauty of the brother; brother of motion
 Ahio, his brother; his brethren
 Ahira, brother of iniquity; brother of the shepherd
 Ahiram, brother of craft, or of protection
 Ahisamach, brother of strength
 Ahishahur, brother of the morning or dew; brother of blackness
 Ahishar, brother of a prince; brother of a song
 Ahithophel, brother of ruin or folly
 Ahitub, brother of goodness
 Ahlab, made of milk, or of fat; brother of the heart
 Ahlai, beseeching; sorrowing; expecting
 Ahoah, a live brother; my thorn or thistle
 Aholah, his tabernacle; his tent
 Aholiab, the tent of the father
 Aholibah, my tent, or my tabernacle, in her
 Aholibamah, my tabernacle is exalted
 Ahumai, a meadow of waters; a brother of waters
 Ahuzam, their taking or possessing vision
 Ahuzzah, possession; seizing; collecting
 Ai, or  Hai, mass; heap
 Aiah, vulture, raven; an isle; alas, where is it?
 Aiath, same as Ai; an hour; eye; fountain
 Aijeleth-Shahar, (or  Aijeleth Shahar) the land of the morning
 Ain, same as  Aiath
 Ajalon, a chain; strength; a stag
 Akkub, foot-print; supplanting; crookedness; lewdness
 Akrabbim, scorpions
 Alammelech, God is king
 Alemeth, hiding; youth; worlds; upon the dead
 Alexander, one who assists men
 Alian, high
 Alleluia, praise the Lord
 Allon, an oak; strong
 Allon-bachuth, the oak of weeping
 Almodad, measure of God
 Almon, hidden
 Almon-diblathaim, hidden in a cluster of fig trees
 Alpheus, a thousand; learned; chief
 Alush, mingling together
 Alvah, his rising up; his highness
 Amad, people of witness; a prey
 Amal, labor; iniquity
 Amalek, a people that licks up
 Aman, mother; fear of them
 Amana, integrity; truth; a nurse
 Amariah, the Lord says; the integrity of the Lord
 Amasa, sparing the people
 Amasai, strong
 Amashai, the people's gift
 Amashi-ali, same as  Amaziah
 Ami, mother; fear; people
 Amaziah, the strength of the Lord
 Aminadab, same as  Amminadab -  my people is liberal
 Amittai, true; fearing
 Ammah, my, or his, people
 Ammi, same as  Ammah
 Ammiel, the people of God
 Ammihud, people of praise
 Ammi-nadab, my people is liberal
 Ammishaddai, the people of the Almighty; the Almighty is with me
 Ammizabad, dowry of the people
 Ammon, a people; the son of my people
 Amnon, faithful and true; tutor
 Amok, a valley; a depth
 Amon, faithful; true
 Amorite, bitter; a rebel; a babbler
 Amos, loading; weighty
 Amoz, strong; robust
 Amplias, large; extensive
 Amram, an exalted people; their sheaves; handfuls of corn
 Amraphel, one that speaks of secrets
 Amzi, strong, mighty
 Anab, a grape; a knot
 Anah, one who answers; afflicted
 Anaharath, dryness, burning, wrath
 Anak, a collar; ornament
 Anamim, a fountain; answer; affliction
 Anammelech, answer; poverty of the king
 Anani, a cloud; prophecy; divination
 Ananias, or  Ananiah, the cloud of the Lord
 Anathema, separated; set apart
 Anathoth, or  Anath, answer; song; poverty
 Andrew, a strong man
 Andronicus, a man excelling others
 Anem, or  Anen, an answer; their affliction
 Aner, answer; song; affliction
 Aniam, a people; the strength or sorrow of people
 Anim, answerings; singings; afflicted
 Anna, gracious; one who gives
 Annas, one who answers; humble
 Antichrist, an adversary to Christ
 Antioch, speedy as a chariot
 Antipas, for all, or against all
 Antipatris, for, or against the father
 Antothijah, answers or songs of the Lord; afflictions
 Anub, same as  Anab - a grape; a knot
 Apelles, exclusion; separation
 Apharsathchites,  Apharsites (from a root meaning) dividing or rending
 Aphek,  Aphekah, strength; a rapid torrent
 Aphik,  Aphekah,  Aphik; a rapid torrent
 Aphiah, speaking, blowing
 Apocalypse, uncovering, revelation
 Apocrypha, hidden
 Apollonia, perdition, destruction
 Apollonius, destroying
 Apollos, one who destroys; destroyer
 Apollyon, a destroyer
 Appaim, face; nostrils
 Apphia, productive; fruitful
 Aquila, an eagle
 Ar, awakening; uncovering
 Ara, cursing; seeing
 Arab, multiplying; sowing sedition; a window; a locust
 Arabia, evening; desert; ravens
 Arad, a wild ass; a dragon
 Arah, the way; a traveller
 Aram, highness, magnificence, one that deceives; curse
 Aran, an ark; their curse
 Ararat, the curse of trembling
 Araunah, ark; song; joyful cry
 Arba, four
 Archelaus, the prince of the people
 Archippus, a master of horses
 Arcturus, a gathering together
 Ard, one that commands; he that descends
 Ardon, ruling; a judgment of malediction
 Areli, the light or vision of God
 Areopagus, the hill of Mars
 Aretas, agreeable, virtuous
 Argob, a turf, or fat land
 Ariel, altar; light or lion of God
 Arimathea, a lion dead to the Lord
 Arioch, long; great; tall
 Aristarchus, the best prince
 Aristobulus, a good counsellor
 Armageddon, hill of fruits; mountain of Megiddo
 Arnon, rejoicing; sunlight
 Aroer, heath; tamarisk
 �rp�d, the light of redemption
 Arphaxad, a healer; a releaser
 Artaxerxes, the silence of light; fervent to spoil
 Artemas, whole, sound
 Arumah, high; exalted
 Asa, physician; cure
 Asahel, creature of God
 Asaiah, the Lord hath wrought
 Asaph, who gathers together
 Asareel, the beatitude of God
 Asenath, peril; misfortune
 Ashan, smoke
 Ashbel, an old fire
 Ashdod, effusion; inclination; theft
 Asher, happiness
 Ashima, crime; offence
 Ashkenaz, a fire that spreads
 Ashnah, change
 Ashriel, same as  Asareel
 Ashtaroth,  Ashtoreth, flocks; sheep; riches
 Ashur, who is happy; or walks; or looks
 Asia, muddy; boggy
 Asiel, the work of God
 Askelon, weight; balance; fire of infamy
 Asnapper, unhappiness; increase of danger
 Asriel, help of God
 Assir, prisoner; fettered
 Asshurim, liers in want; beholders
 Assos, approaching; coming near
 Assur, same as  Ashur
 Assyria, country of  Assur or  Ashur
 Asuppim, gatherings
 Asyncritus, incomparable
 Atad, a thorn
 Atarah, a crown
 Ataroth, crowns
 Ataroth-addar, crowns of power
 Ater, left hand; shut
 Athach, thy time
 Athaiah, the Lord's time
 Athaliah, the time of the Lord
 Athlai, my hour or time
 Attai, same as  Athlai
 Attalia, that increases or sends
 Attalus, increased, nourished
 Augustus, increased, augmented
 Ava, or  Ivah, iniquity
 Aven, iniquity; force; riches; sorrow
 Avim, wicked or perverse men
 Avith, wicked, perverse
 Azaliah, near the Lord
 Azaniah, hearing the Lord; the Lord's weapons
 Azareel, help of God
 Azariah, he that hears the Lord
 Azaz, strong one
 Azazel, the scape-goat
 Azaziah, strength of the Lord
 Azekah, strength of walls
 Azgad, a strong army; a gang of robbers
 Azmaveth, strong death; a he-goat
 Azmon, bone of a bone; our strength
 Aznoth-tabor, the ears of Tabor; the ears of purity or contrition
 Azor, a helper; a court
 Azotus, the same as  Ashdod
 Azriel, same as  Asriel
 Azrikam, help, revenging
 Azubah, forsaken
 Azur, he that assists or is assisted
 Azzan, their strength
 Azzur, same as Azur
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      | Baal, master; lord Baalah, her idol; she that is governed or subdued; a spouse
 Baalath, a rejoicing; our proud lord
 Baalath-Beer, subjected pit
 Baal-berith, idol of the covenant
 Baale, same as  Baalath
 Baal-gad, idol of fortune or felicity
 Baal-hamon, who rules a crowd
 Baal-hanan, Baal is gracious
 Baal-hermon, possessor of destruction or of a thing cursed
 Baali, my idol; lord over me
 Baalim, idols; masters; false gods
 Baalis, a rejoicing; a proud lord
 Baal-meon, idol or master of the house
 Baal-peor, master of the opening
 Baal-perazim, god of divisions
 Baal-shalisha, the god that presides over three; the third idol
 Baal-tamar, master of the palm-tree
 Baal-zebub, god of the fly
 Baal-zephon, the idol or possession of the north; hidden; secret
 Baanah, in the answer; in affliction
 Baara, a flame; purging
 Baaseiah, in making; in pressing together
 Baasha, he that seeks, or lays waste
 Babel, confusion; mixture
 Babylon, same as  Babel
 Baca, a mulberry-tree
 Bahurim, choice; warlike; valiant
 Bajith, a house
 Balaam, the ancient of the people; the destruction of the people
 Baladan, one without judgment
 Balak, who lays waste or destroys
 Bamah, an eminence or high place
 Barabbas, son of shame, confusion
 Barachel, that bows before God
 Barachias, same as  Barachel
 Barak, thunder, or in vain
 Barjesus, son of Jesus or Joshua
 Barjona, son of a Jona; of a dove
 Barnabas, son of the prophet, or of consolation
 Barsabas, son of return; son of rest
 Bartholomew, a son that suspends the waters
 Bartimeus, son of the honourable
 Baruch, who is blessed
 Barzillai, son of contempt; made of iron
 Bashan, in the tooth, in ivory
 Bashemath, perfumed; confusion of death; in desolation
 Bathsheba, the seventh daughter; the daughter of satiety
 Bathsuha, same as  Bathsheba
 Bealiah, the god of an idol; in an assembly
 Bealoth, cast under
 Bebai, void, empty
 Becher, first begotten; first fruits
 Bechorath, first fruits
 Bedad, alone; solitary
 Bedaiah, Bedeiah, the only Lord
 Bedan, according to judgment
 Beeliada, an open idol
 Beelzebub, same as  Baalzebub
 Beer, a well
 Beera, a well; declaring
 Beerelim, the well of Elim, or of rains
 Beeri, my well
 Beer-lahai-roi, the well of him that liveth and seeth me
 Beeroth, wells; explaining
 Beersheba, the well of an oath; the seventh well
 Behemoth, beasts
 Bekah, half a shekel
 Belah, destroying
 Belial, wicked, worthless
 Belshazzar, master of the treasure
 Belteshazzar, who lays up treasures in secret
 Ben, a son
 Benaiah, son of the Lord
 Ben-ammi, son of my people
 Beneberak, sons of lightning
 Bene-jaakan, sons of sorrow
 Benhadad, son of Hadad, or noise
 Benhail, son of strength
 Benhanan, son of grace
 Benjamin, son of the right hand
 Benimi, our sons
 Beno, his son
 Benoni, son of my sorrow, or pain
 Benzoheth, son of separation
 Beon, in affliction
 Beor, burning; foolish; mad
 Bera, a well; declaring
 Berachah, blessing; bending the knee
 Berachiah, speaking well of the Lord
 Beraiah, the choosing of the Lord
 Berea, heavy; weighty
 Bered, hail
 Beri, my son; my corn
 Beriah, in fellowship; in envy
 Berith, covenant
 Bernice, one that brings victory
 Berodach-baladan, the son of death
 Berothai, wells; a cypress
 Berothath, of a well
 Besai, a despising; dirty
 Besodeiah, counsel of the Lord
 Besor, glad news; incarnation
 Betah, confidence
 Beten, belly
 Bethabara, the house of confidence
 Bethanath, house of affliction
 Bethany, the house of song; the house of affliction
 Betharabah, house of sweet smell
 Beth-aram, house of height
 Beth-aven, the house of vanity; of iniquity of trouble
 Beth-azmaveth, house of death's strength
 Beth-baalmeon, an idol of the dwelling-place
 Beth-barah, the chosen house
 Beth-birei, the house of my Creator, the house of my health
 Beth-car, the house of the lamb
 Beth-dagon, the house of corn, or of fish
 Beth-diblathaim, house of dry figs
 Bethel, the house of God
 Bethemek, house of deepness
 Bether, division, or in the trial
 Bethesda, house of pity or mercy
 Beth-ezal, a neighbor's house
 Beth-gader, a house for a mouse
 Beth-gamul, house of recompense, or of the camel
 Beth-haccerem, house of the vineyard
 Beth-haran, house of grace
 Beth-horon, house of wrath
 Beth-lebaoth, house of lionesses
 Beth-lehem, house of bread
 Beth-marcaboth, house of bitterness wiped out
 Beth-meon, house of the dwelling-place
 Beth-nimrah, house of rebellion
 Beth-palet, house of expulsion
 Beth-pazzez, house of dividing asunder
 Beth-peor, house of gaping, or opening
 Bethphage, house of my month, or of early figs
 Beth-phelet, same as  Beth-palet
 Beth-rapha, house of health
 Bethsaida, house of fruits, or of food, or of snares
 Bethshan, Beth-shean, house of the tooth, or of ivory, or of sleep
 Beth-shemesh, house of the sun
 Bethuel, filiation of God
 Beth-zur, house of a rock
 Betonim, bellies
 Beulah, married
 Bezai, eggs
 Bezaleel, in the shadow of God
 Bezek, lightning; in the chains
 Bezer, vine branches
 Bichri, first-born; first fruits
 Bidkar, in compunction, or sharp pain
 Bigthan, in the press; giving meat
 Bigvai, in my body
 Bildad, old friendship
 Bileam, the ancient of the people; the devourer
 Bilgah, ancient countenance
 Bilhah, Bilhan, who is old or confused
 Bilshan, in the tongue
 Binea, son of the Lord
 Binnui, building
 Birsha, an evil; a son who beholds
 Bishlam, in peace
 Bithiah, daughter of the Lord
 Bithron, divisions
 Bithynia, violent precipitation
 Bizjothjah, despite
 Blastus, that buds or brings forth
 Boanerges, son of thunder
 Boaz, or Booz, in strength
 Bocheru, the first born
 Bochim, the place of weeping; or of mulberry-trees
 Bohan, in them
 Boskath, in poverty
 Boson, taking away
 Bozez, mud; bog
 Bozrah, in tribulation or distress
 Bukki, void
 Bukkiah, the dissipation of the Lord
 Bul, old age; perishing
 Bunah, building; understanding
 Bunni, building me
 Buz, despised; plundered
 Buzi, my contempt
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      | Cabbon, as though understanding Cabul, displeasing; dirty
 Caiphas, he that seeks with diligence; one that vomiteth
 Cain, possession, or possessed
 Cainan, possessor; purchaser
 Calah, favourable; opportunity
 Calcol, nourishing
 Caleb, a dog; a crow; a basket
 Caleb-Ephratah, see  Ephratah
 Calneh, our consummation
 Calno, our consummation; altogether himself
 Calvary, the place of a skull
 Camon, his resurrection
 Cana, zeal; jealousy; possession
 Canaan, merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues
 Candace, who possesses contrition
 Capernaum, the field of repentance; city of comfort
 Caphtor, a sphere, buckle, or hand
 Cappadocia, the same as  Caphtor
 Carcas, the covering of a lamb
 Charchemish, a lamb; as taken away; withdrawn
 Careah, bald; ice
 Carmel, circumcised lamb; harvest; full of ears of corn
 Carmi, my vineyard; lamb of the waters
 Carpus, fruit; fruitful
 Carshena, a lamb; sleeping
 Casiphia, money; covetousness
 Casluhim, hopes of life
 Cedron, black; sad
 Cenchrea, millet; small pulse
 Cephas, a rock or stone
 Cesar, a name applied to those who are cut out of the womb
 Chalcol, who nourishes, consumes, and sustains the whole
 Chaldea, as demons, or as robbers
 Charran, a singing or calling out
 Chebar, force or strength
 Chedorlaomer, roundness of a sheaf
 Chelal, as night
 Chelub, a basket
 Chelluh, all
 Chelubai, he altogether against me
 Chemarims, black ones
 Chemosh, handling; stroking; taking away
 Chenaanah, broken in pieces
 Chenani, my pillar
 Chenaniah, preparation, or disposition, or strength, of the Lord
 Chephirah, a little lioness
 Cheran, anger
 Cherethims, Cherethites, who cut or tear away
 Cherith, cutting; piercing; slaying
 Chesed, as a devil, or a destroyer
 Chesil, foolishness
 Chesulloth, fearfulness
 Chidon, a dart
 Chiliab, totality; or the perfection of the father
 Chilion, finished; complete; perfect
 Chilmad, teaching or learning
 Chimham, as they; like to them
 Chios, open; opening
 Chisleu, Cisleu, Casleu, rashness; confidence
 Chislon, hope, trust
 Chisloth-tabor, fears; purity
 Chittem, those that bruise; gold
 Chloe, green herb
 Chorazin, the secret; here is a mystery
 Chozeba, men liers in wait
 Christ, anointed
 Chun, making ready
 Chushan-rishathaim, blackness of iniquities
 Chuza, the seer or prophet
 Cilicia, which rolls or overturns
 Cis, same as  Kish
 Clauda, a lamentable voice
 Claudia, Claudius, lame
 Clement, mild; good; merciful
 Cleophas, the whole glory
 Cnidus, age
 Colhozeh, every prophet
 Colosse, punishment; correction
 Coniah, strength of the Lord
 Coos, top, summit
 Corinth, Greece, which is satisfied; ornament; beauty
 Cornelius, of a horn
 Cosam, divining
 Coz, a thorn
 Cozbi, a liar; sliding away
 Crescens, growing; increasing
 Crete, carnal; fleshly
 Crispus, curled
 Cush, Cushan, Cushi, Ethiopians; blackness
 Cuth, Cuthah, burning
 Cyprus, fair; fairness
 Cyrene, a wall; coldness; the floor
 Cyrenius, who governs
 Cyrus, as miserable; as heir
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