cathermal's Personal Name List

Alternate transcription of Hebrew יוֹנָה (see Yona).

Hebrew form of Jesse.

Hebrew form of Jordan.

Hebrew form of Jael.

Means "hope" in Hebrew.

Means "nature" in Hebrew.

Means "date palm" in Hebrew. According to the Old Testament Tamar was the daughter-in-law of Judah and later his wife. This was also the name of a daughter of King David. She was raped by her half-brother Amnon, leading to his murder by her brother Absalom. The name was borne by a 12th-century ruling queen of Georgia who presided over the kingdom at the peak of its power.

Means "dew from God" in Hebrew, from טַל (ṭal) meaning "dew" and יָהּ (yah) referring to the Hebrew God.

Derived from Hebrew טַל (ṭal) meaning "dew".

Either from Hebrew שַׁי (shai) meaning "gift" or else a Hebrew diminutive of Isaiah.

Means "my joy" or "my song" in Hebrew.

Means "joy, singing" in Hebrew.

Means "rain" in Hebrew.

From Hebrew רַן (ran) meaning "to sing".

Means "fresh, invigorating" in Hebrew.

Means "fawn" in Hebrew.

The masculine biblical name Ophrah is derived from the same root.

Means "buttercup (flower)" in Hebrew (genus Ranunculus).

Means "pleasantness" in Hebrew. A famous bearer is Noam Chomsky (1928-), an American linguist and philosopher.

From the Hebrew name נֹחַ (Noaḥ) meaning "rest, repose", derived from the root נוּחַ (nuaḥ). According to the Old Testament, Noah was the builder of the Ark that allowed him, his family, and animals of each species to survive the Great Flood. After the flood he received the sign of the rainbow as a covenant from God. He was the father of Shem, Ham and Japheth.

As an English Christian name, Noah has been used since the Protestant Reformation, being common among the Puritans. In the United States it was not overly popular in the 19th and 20th centuries, but it began slowly growing in the 1970s. Starting 1994 it increased rapidly — this was when actor Noah Wyle (1971-) began starring on the television series ER. A further boost in 2004 from the main character in the movie The Notebook helped it eventually become the most popular name for boys in America between 2013 and 2016. At the same time it has also been heavily used in other English-speaking countries, as well as Germany, the Netherlands, Scandinavia and France.

A famous bearer was the American lexicographer Noah Webster (1758-1843).

Modern Hebrew form of Noah 2, the daughter of Zelophehad in the Bible. It is also the form used in several other languages, as well as the spelling used in some English versions of the Old Testament.

Means "flower bud" in Hebrew.

Means "plant, shrub" in Hebrew.

Means "miracle" in Hebrew.

Means "beautiful" in Hebrew.

From the Hebrew name נָעֳמִי (Naʿomi) meaning "my pleasantness", a derivative of נָעַם (naʿam) meaning "to be pleasant". In the Old Testament this is the name of the mother-in-law of Ruth. After the death of her husband and sons, she returned to Bethlehem with Ruth. There she declared that her name should be Mara because of her misfortune (see Ruth 1:20).

Though long common as a Jewish name, Naomi was not typically used as an English Christian name until after the Protestant Reformation. A notable bearer is the British model Naomi Campbell (1970-).

Means "stream" in Hebrew.

Hebrew form of Nadab.

Modern Hebrew form of Naamah.

Contracted form of Micaiah. Micah is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament. He authored the Book of Micah, which alternates between prophesies of doom and prophesies of restoration. This is also the name of a separate person in the Book of Judges, the keeper of an idol. It was occasionally used as an English given name by the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation, but it did not become common until the end of the 20th century.

Derived from Hebrew מַיִם (mayim) meaning "water".

Modern Hebrew transcription of Mattan.

Means "spring of water" in Hebrew.

Means "my dew" in Hebrew, from לִי (li) "for me" and טַל (ṭal) "dew".

Means "lilac" in Hebrew.

Means "heart" in Hebrew.

From Hebrew כְּלִיל (kelil) meaning "crown, wreath, garland" or "complete, perfect".

Means "valley, ravine" in Hebrew.

Means "cedar" in Hebrew.

Anglicized form of Elon and Ilan.

Modern Hebrew form of Ethan.

Means "bear" in Hebrew.

Means "hanging branch" in Hebrew.

Means "laurel" in Hebrew, of Greek origin.

Means "doe, female deer, gazelle". It is taken from the Hebrew phrase אַיֶלֶת הַשַׁחַר (ʾayeleṯ hashaḥar), literally "gazelle of dawn", which is a name of the morning star.

Means "doe, female deer" in Hebrew.

Feminine variant of Aviv.

Means "spring" in Hebrew.

Means "ascent" in Hebrew, a derivative of עָלָה (ʿala) meaning "to ascend, to climb". This is also a Hebrew word referring to immigration to Israel.

Means "lake" in Hebrew.

Means "small wave, ripple" in Hebrew.