Diccionario de nombres
200 nombres con significado y origen verificados
AARON
From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן ('Aharon) which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Other theories claim a Hebrew de...
ABDIAS
Form of OBADIAH used in the Latin Old Testament.
ABEL
From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel) or הָבֶל (Havel) which meant "breath". In the Old Testament he is the second son of A...
ABIGAIL
From the Hebrew name אֲבִיגָיִל ('Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy". In the Old Testament this is the name of Nabal's...
ABISAI
Biblical Latin form of ABISHAI.
ACHAB
Latin form of AHAB used in some versions of the Vulgate.
ADINA (1)
From Hebrew עֲדִינָא ('adina') meaning "slender, delicate". This name is borne by a soldier in the Old Testament. It is ...
ABACUC
Biblical Latin form of HABAKKUK.
ABIA
Biblical Greek and Latin form of 'AVIYAH.
ABIDAN
Means "my father is judge" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is a Benjamite prince.
ABNER
Means "my father is a light" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Abner was a cousin of Saul and the commander of his army. ...
ABRAHAM
This name may be viewed either as meaning "father of many" in Hebrew or else as a contraction of ABRAM (1) and הָמוֹן (...
ABSALOM
From the Hebrew name אַבְשָׁלוֹם ('Avshalom) which meant "my father is peace". In the Old Testament he is a son of King ...
ACHAICUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Αχαικος (Achaikos), which referred to the region in Greece called Αχαια (Achaia), situa...
ADAM
This is the Hebrew word for "man". It could be ultimately derived from Hebrew אדם ('adam) meaning "to be red", referring...
AHOTH
Form of EHUD used in the Latin Old Testament.
AGAR
Form of HAGAR used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
AHAB
Means "uncle", from Hebrew אָח ('ach) "brother" and אֲב ('av) "father". This was the name of a king of Israel, the husba...
ALPHAEUS
From Αλφαιος (Alphaios), the Greek form of a Hebrew name that meant "changing". In the New Testament this is the name of...
ANANIAS
From ‘Ανανιας (Hananias), the Greek form of HANANIAH. In Acts in the New Testament this is the name of three characters:...
AMOS
Means "carried" in Hebrew. Amos is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Amos...
AMRAM
Means "exalted nation" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament, Amram is the father of Moses.
ANATH (1)
Means "answer" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the father of Shamgar.
ANDREAS
Ancient Greek and Latin form of ANDREW. It is also the form used in modern Greek, German and Welsh.
ANNA
Form of Channah (see HANNAH) used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament. Many later Old Testament translations, including...
ANNAS
Contracted form of ANANIAS. This was the name of one of the high priests of the Jews in the New Testament.
ARIHEL
Latin form of ARIEL.
ARCHELAUS
Latin, BiblicalLatinized form of the Greek name Αρχελαος (Archelaos), which meant "master of the people" from αρχος (arc...
ASENETH
Form of ASENATH used in the Latin Bible.
ASER
Form of ASHER used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
AZAZIAS
Latin form of AZAZIAH.
AZARIAS
Form of AZARIAH used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
BARNABAS
Greek form of an Aramaic name. In Acts in the New Testament the byname Barnabas was given to a man named Joseph, a Jew f...
BARTHOLOMEUS
Dutch and Latin form of BARTHOLOMEW.
BALTASSAR
Form of BELSHAZZAR used in the Latin Old Testament.
BASEMATH
Means "fragrance" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a wife of Esau.
BASMATH
Variant of BASEMATH. This was the name of a daughter of Solomon in the Old Testament.
BELIAL
Means "worthless" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this term is used to refer to various wicked people. In the New Testam...
BERNICE
Contracted form of BERENICE. It occurs briefly in Acts in the New Testament belonging to a sister of King Herod Agrippa ...
BENIAMIN
Romanian form of BENJAMIN, as well as the form used in the Greek and Latin Bibles.
BETHANIA
Form of BETHANY used in the Greek and Latin New Testament.
BOOZ
Form of BOAZ used in the Latin Old Testament.
CAIN
Means "acquired" in Hebrew. In Genesis in the Old Testament Cain is the first son of Adam and Eve. He killed his brother...
CANDACE
From the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, as mentioned in Acts in the New Testament. It is apparently derived...
CAINAN
Variant of KENAN.
CARPUS
Latin form of the Greek name Καρπος (Karpos), which meant "fruit, profits". The name is mentioned briefly in the New Tes...
CHALEB
Form of CALEB used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
CEPHAS
Means "rock" in Aramaic. The apostle Simon was called Cephas by Jesus because he was to be the rock upon which the Chris...
CHLOE
Means "green shoot" in Greek, referring to new plant growth in the spring. This was an epithet of the Greek goddess Deme...
CLEOPAS
Shortened form of the Greek name Kleopatros (see CLEOPATRA). In the New Testament Cleopas is a disciple who sees Jesus a...
CRESCENS
Latin name which was derived from crescere "to grow". This name is mentioned briefly in one of Paul's epistles in the Ne...
CYRUS
From Κυρος (Kyros), the Greek form of the Persian name Kūrush, which may mean "far sighted" or "young". The name is some...
DANIHEL
Form of DANIEL used in the Latin Bible.
DARIUS
Roman form of Δαρειος (Dareios), which was the Greek form of the Persian name Dārayavahush, which was composed of the el...
DAVID
From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew דוד (dwd) meaning "beloved". David was the s...
DEBBORA
Form of DEBORAH used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
DINA (1)
Variant of DINAH, and also the form used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
DRUSILLA
Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name DRUSUS. In Acts in the New Testament Drusilla is the wife of Felix.
ELEAZAR
From the Hebrew name אֶלְעָזָר ('El'azar) meaning "my God has helped". In the Old Testament this is the name of one of t...
ELIEZER
From Hebrew אֱלִיעֶזֶר ('Eli'ezer) meaning "my God is help". In the Old Testament this is the name of both a servant of ...
ELISABETH
German and Dutch form of ELIZABETH. It is also a variant English form, reflecting the spelling used in the Authorized Ve...
ELISEUS
Latin form of ELISHA.
ELIAS
Cognate of ELIJAH. This is the form used in the Greek New Testament.
EMMANUHEL
Form of IMMANUEL used in the Latin Bible.
ENOS
Form of ENOSH used in many versions of the Old Testament.
EPAPHRAS
Derived from Greek επαφρος (epaphros) meaning "foamy". In the New Testament this is the name of one of Paul's co-workers...
EPHRATH
Means "fruitful place" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this name was borne by one of the wives of Caleb. Also in the Bib...
ESAU
From the Hebrew name עֵשָׂו ('Esaw) which possibly meant "hairy". In the Old Testament Esau is the elder of the twin son...
ETHAN
From the Hebrew name אֵיתָן ('Eitan) meaning "solid, enduring, firm". In the Old Testament this name is borne by a few m...
ENOCH
From the Hebrew name חֲנוֹך (Chanokh) meaning "dedicated". In Genesis in the Old Testament this is the name of both the ...
EPHRAIM
From the Hebrew name אֶפְרָיִם ('Efrayim) which meant "fruitful". In the Old Testament Ephraim is a son of Joseph and As...
ERASTUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Εραστος (Erastos) meaning "beloved". This was the name of an assistant of Paul mentione...
ESAIAS
Form of ISAIAH used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
ESTHER
Possibly means "star" in Persian. Alternatively it could be a derivative of the name of the Near Eastern goddess ISHTAR....
EUNICE
Latinized form of the Greek name Ευνικη (Eunike) which meant "good victory" from ευ (eu) "good" and νικη (nike) "victory...
EZECHIAS
Form of HEZEKIAH used in the Latin Old Testament.
EUTYCHUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Ευτυχος (Eutychos), which was derived from Greek ευτυχης (eutyches) "fortunate". The wo...
EVA
Latinate form of EVE. This form is used in the Latin translation of the New Testament, while Hava is used in the Latin O...
EZECHIEL
Latin form of EZEKIEL used in some versions of the Vulgate.
EZRAS
Latin form of EZRA.
FELIX
From a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin. It was acquired as an agnomen, or nickname, by the 1st-centu...
FESTUS
Latin, BiblicalRoman cognomen which possibly meant "festival, holiday" in Latin. This was the name of a Roman official i...
FINEES
Form of PHINEHAS used in the Latin Old Testament.
GABRIEL
From the Hebrew name גַבְרִיאֵל (Gavri'el) meaning "God is my strong man", derived from גֶּבֶר (gever) "strong man, hero...
GAIUS
Latin, BiblicalRoman praenomen, or given name, of uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from Latin gaudere "to rejoi...
GEDEON
Form of GIDEON used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
HABACUC
Latin form of HABAKKUK used in some versions of the Vulgate.
HELI (1)
Latin form of ELI (1) used in the Old and New Testament. This form of the name is used in most English versions of the ...
HELIAS
Latin form of ELIJAH used in some versions of the Vulgate.
HERODIAS
Feminine form of HEROD. This was the name of a member of the Herodian ruling family of Judea, a sister of Herod Agrippa ...
HESTER
Latin form of ESTHER. Like Esther, it has been used in England since the Protestant Reformation. Nathaniel Hawthorne use...
HIEU
Latin form of JEHU.
HERODES
Greek form of HEROD.
HERODION
Diminutive of the Greek name Heroides (see HEROD). This name is mentioned briefly in Paul's epistle to the Romans in the...
HIEREMIAS
Latin form of JEREMIAH.
HIEZECIHEL
Biblical Latin form of EZEKIEL.
IACOBUS
Latin form of JACOB.
IAFETH
Form of JAPHETH used in the Latin Old Testament.
IAHEL
Form of JAEL used in the Latin Old Testament.
IARED
Form of JARED used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
IDIDA
Form of JEDIDAH used in the Latin Old Testament.
IEPTHAE
Form of JEPHTHAH used in the Latin Old Testament.
IESUS
Latin form of Iesous (see JESUS).
IACHIN
Form of JACHIN used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
IAIR
Form of JAIR used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
IAIRUS
Latin form of JAIRUS.
IASON
Ancient Greek form of JASON.
IOB
Form of JOB used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
IOHANNES
Latin form of Ioannes (see JOHN).
IONA (2)
Form of JONAH used in the Latin Old Testament, as well as the Russian and Georgian form.
IORAM
Form of JORAM used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
IOSIAS
Form of JOSIAH used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
ISAAC
From the Hebrew name יִצְחָק (Yitzchaq) meaning "he will laugh, he will rejoice", derived from צָחַק (tzachaq) meaning "...
ISMAHEL
Form of ISHMAEL used in the Latin Old Testament.
ISRAHEL
Form of ISRAEL used in the Latin Old Testament.
IUNIA
Latin form of JUNIA.
IOAB
Greek and Latin form of JOAB.
IOHANNA
Latin form of Ioanna (see JOANNA).
IOHEL
Form of JOEL used in the Latin Old Testament.
IONAS
Form of JONAH used in the Greek Bible. It is also the form used in the Latin New Testament.
IONATHAN
Form of JONATHAN and JEHONATHAN used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
IOSAPHAT
Form of JEHOSHAPHAT used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
IOSEPH
Form of JOSEPH used in the Greek and Latin Bible.
IOSUE
Latin form of JOSHUA.
ITHAMAR
From the Hebrew name אִיתָמָר ('Itamar) meaning "palm island". This is the name of a son of Aaron in the Old Testament.
IUDAS
Latin form of JUDAH.
IUDITH
Latin form of JUDITH.
LAZARUS
Latinized form of Λαζαρος (Lazaros), a Greek form of ELEAZAR used in the New Testament. Lazarus was a man from Bethany, ...
LIA (1)
Italian, Portuguese and Georgian form of LEAH.
LEVI
Possibly means "joined, attached" in Hebrew. As told in the Old Testament, Levi was the third son of Jacob and Leah, and...
LOIS (1)
Possibly derived from Greek λωιων (loion) meaning "more desirable" or "better". Lois is mentioned in the New Testament a...
LUCAS
Latin form of Loukas (see LUKE).
LYDIA
Means "from Lydia" in Greek. Lydia was a region on the west coast of Asia Minor, said to be named for the legendary king...
MAGDALENE
From a title which meant "of Magdala". Mary Magdalene, a character in the New Testament, was named thus because she was ...
MAALA
Form of MAHLAH used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
MAELETH
Form of MAHALATH used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
MALACHI
From the Hebrew מַלְאָכִי (Mal'akhiy) meaning "my messenger" or "my angel". This is one of the twelve minor prophets of ...
MANAHEM
Form of MENAHEM used in the Latin Old Testament.
MANASSES
Form of MANASSEH used in the Greek and Latin Bible. It is also the form used in some English versions of the New Testame...
MARCUS
Roman praenomen, or given name, which was probably derived from the name of the Roman god MARS. This was among the most ...
MARIA
Latin form of Greek Μαρια, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see MARY). Maria is the usual form of the name in many European language...
MATTHAN
Form of MATTAN used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament. This form of the name is also used in English versions of the ...
MATTHIAS
Variant of Matthaios (see MATTHEW) which appears in the New Testament as the name of the apostle chosen to replace the t...
MARTHA
From Aramaic מַרְתָּא (marta') meaning "the lady, the mistress", feminine form of מַר (mar) "master". In the New Testame...
MATTHEUS
Latin form of MATTHEW.
MEROB
Form of MERAB (1) used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
MICHA
Form of MICAH used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
MICHAEL
From the Hebrew name מִיכָאֵל (Mikha'el) meaning "who is like God?". This is a rhetorical question, implying no person i...
MNASON
Possibly means "reminding" in Greek. In Acts in the New Testament Paul stays in Jerusalem with a man named Mnason, a Jew...
MICHOL
Biblical Latin form of MICHAL (2).
MOSES
From the Hebrew name מֹשֶׁה (Mosheh) which is most likely derived from Egyptian mes meaning "son", but could also possib...
MOYSES
Variant Latin form of MOSES. This spelling is used in some versions of the Vulgate.
NABUCHODONOSOR
Latin form of NEBUCHADNEZZAR.
NADAB
Means "generous" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Aaron in the Old Testament. He was consumed by flames and kille...
NATHANAHEL
Form of NATHANAEL used in the Latin Bible.
NEEMIAS
Form of NEHEMIAH used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
NATHAN
From the Hebrew name נָתָן (Natan) meaning "he gave". In the Old Testament this is the name of a prophet during the reig...
NEREUS
Derived from Greek νηρος (neros) meaning "water". In Greek myth this was the name of a god of the sea, the father of the...
NICODEMUS
From the Greek name Νικοδημος (Nikodemos) which meant "victory of the people" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and δημος...
NOE
Form of NOAH (1) used in the Greek and Latin Bible.
NOEMI
Italian, German and Czech form of NAOMI (1).
OBED
Means "servant, worshipper" in Hebrew. This is the name of several Old Testament characters including the grandfather of...
ONESIMUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Ονησιμος (Onesimos), which meant "beneficial, profitable". Saint Onesimus was an escape...
ONESIPHORUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Ονησιφορος (Onesiphoros), which meant "bringing advantage, beneficial". This name is me...
OZI
Form of UZZI used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
OSEE
Form of HOSHEA (and HOSEA) used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
OZIAS
Form of UZZIAH used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
OZIHEL
Form of UZZIEL used in the Latin Old Testament.
PAULUS
Latin form of PAUL.
PHILEMON
Means "affectionate" in Greek, a derivative of φιλημα (philema) "kiss". Philemon was the recipient of one of Paul's epis...
PHILETUS
From the Greek name Φιλητος (Philetos) meaning "beloved". In the New Testament, Philetus is a heretic in the church at E...
PHILIPPUS
Latin form of PHILIP.
PHOEBE
Latinized form of the Greek name Φοιβη (Phoibe), which meant "bright, pure" from Greek φοιβος (phoibos). In Greek mythol...
PETRUS
Latin form of PETER used occasionally in Dutch and German.
PHANUHEL
Form of PENUEL in the Latin New Testament.
PHARES
Form of PEREZ in the Greek and Latin Bible.
PHUNIHEL
Form of PENUEL in the Latin Old Testament.
PRISCA
Feminine form of Priscus, a Roman family name which meant "ancient" in Latin. This name appears in the epistles in the N...
PRISCILLA
Latin, BiblicalRoman name, a diminutive of PRISCA. In Acts in the New Testament Paul lived with Priscilla (also known as...
PONTIUS
Latin, BiblicalRoman family name. The family had Samnite roots so the name probably originated from the Oscan language, ...
PROCHORUS
Latinized form of the Greek name Προχορος (Prochoros) which meant "leader of the dance". Saint Prochorus was one of the ...
RACHEL
From the Hebrew name רָחֵל (Rachel) meaning "ewe". In the Old Testament this is the name of the favourite wife of Jacob ...
RAHEL
Biblical Latin form of RACHEL.
RAPHAEL
From the Hebrew name רָפָאֵל (Rafa'el) which meant "God has healed". In Hebrew tradition Raphael was the name of one of ...
REBECCA
From the Hebrew name רִבְקָה (Rivqah) from an unattested root probably meaning "join, tie, snare". This is the name of t...
RHODE
Greek form of RHODA.
RUBEN
Scandinavian, Dutch, French and Armenian form of REUBEN. This was the name of an 11th-century Armenian ruler of Cilicia.
RUTH (1)
From a Hebrew name which was derived from the Hebrew word רְעוּת (re'ut) meaning "friend". This is the name of the centr...
SAFFIRA
Latin form of SAPPHIRA.
SALATHIHEL
Latin form of SALATHIEL.
SALOME
From an Aramaic name which was related to the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace". According to the historian J...
SALOMON
French and Scandinavian form of SOLOMON.
SAMSON
From the Hebrew name שִׁמְשׁוֹן (Shimshon) which meant "sun". Samson was an Old Testament hero granted exceptional stren...
SAMUHEL
Form of SAMUEL found in the Latin Old Testament.
SAUL
From the Hebrew name שָׁאוּל (Sha'ul) which meant "asked for, prayed for". This was the name of the first king of Israel...
SARRA
Biblical Greek and Latin form of SARAH.
SEFFORA
Latin form of ZIPPORAH.
SEM
Form of SHEM used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament.
SETH (1)
Means "placed" or "appointed" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament he is the third named son of Adam and Eve. In England this...
SILAS
Probably a short form of SILVANUS. This is the name of a companion of Saint Paul in the New Testament. Paul refers to hi...