Christian Baby Name

Many parents search for good Christian baby names as they await the arrival of their newborn. In many cases, parents want to steer away from the typical popular baby names, and instead look for names that have significant meanings. The following is a list of Christian baby names and their general meanings.

A through D Christian Baby Names

• Aaron- a teacher; lofty; mountain of strength
• Abel- vanity; breath; vapor
• Abel- a city; mourning
• Abi- my father
• Abiah- the Lord is my father
• Abigail- the father's joy
• Abihail- the father of strength
• Abram-high father
• Abraham- father of a great multitude
• Absalom- father of peace
• Adiel- the witness of the Lord
• Agabus- a locust; the father's joy or feast
• Alemeth- hiding; youth; worlds; upon the dead
• Alexander- one who assists men
• Amal- labor; iniquity
• Apollos- one who destroys; destroyer
• Apollyon- a destroyer
• 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 traveler
• Aram- highness, magnificence, one that deceives; curse
• Aran- an ark; their curse
• Ararat- the curse of trembling
• Araunah- ark; song; joyful cry
• Arba- four
• 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; offense
• Ashkenaz- a fire that spreads
• Ashnah- change
• Ashriel- same as Asareel
• Attai- same as Athlai
• Attalia- that increases or sends
• Attalus- increased, nourished
• Augustus- increased, augmented
• Ava- iniquityAven, iniquity; force; riches; sorrow

• Bekah- half a shekel
• Ben- a son
• Beraiah- the choosing of the Lord
• Berea- heavy; weightyBered, hail
• Beri- my son; my corn
• Bethany- the house of song; the house of affliction
• Beth-the house of the lamb
• Boaz-in strength

• Caiphas-he that seeks with diligence; one that vomiteth
• Cain-possession, or possessed
• Caleb-a dog; a crow; a basket
• Caleb-Ephratah, see Ephratah
• Camon- his resurrection
• Cana- zeal; jealousy; possession
• Canaan- merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues
• Candace- who possesses contrition
• Carmel- circumcised lamb; harvest; full of ears of corn
• Carmi- my vineyard; lamb of the waters
• Carpus- fruit; fruitful
• Carshena- *Chalcol- who nourishes, consumes, and sustains the whole, or strength, of the Lord
• Chephirah- a little lioness
• Cheran- anger
• Chloe- green herb
• Claudia- Claudius, lame
• Clement- mild; good; merciful
• Cornelius- of a horn
• Crispus- curled

• Dalaiah- the poor of the Lord
• Dan- judgment; he that judges
• Daniel- judgment of God; God my judge
• Darda- home of knowledge
• Darius- he that informs himself
• Darkon- of generation; of possession
• Dathan- laws or rites
• David- well-beloved, dear
• Debir- an orator; a word
• Delaiah- the poor of the Lord
• Delilah- poor; small; head of hair
• Demas- popular
• Demetrius- belonging to corn, or to Ceres
• Derbe- a sting
• Deuel- the knowledge of God
• Deuteronomy- repetition of the law
• Dishan- a threshing
• Dishon- fatness; ashes
• Dodai- beloved
• Dodavah-love
• Dorcas- a female roe-deer
• Dothan- the law; custom
• Drusilla- watered by the dew

E through H

• Ed- witness
• Eden- pleasure; delight
• Egypt- that troubles or oppresses; anguish
• Ehud- he that praises
• Eker- barren, feeble
• Eli- the offering or lifting up
• Elijah- God the Lord, the strong Lord
• Elisabeth, Elizabeth- the oath, or fullness, of God
• Elisha- salvation of God
• Enos- mortal man; sick; despaired of; forgetful
• Ephesus- desirable
• Esau- he that acts or finishes
• Esther- secret; hidden
• Etam- their bird, their covering
• Etham- their strength; their sign
• Ethan- strong; the gift of the island
• Eunice- good victory
• Eve- living; enlivening
• Evi- unjust
• Exodus- going out, departure
• Ezekiel- the strength of God
• Ezel- going abroad; walk
• Ezra- help; court
• Ezri- my help

• Felix- happy, prosperous
• Festus festive, joyful

• Gabriel- God is my strength
• Gaius- lord; an earthly man
• Galilee- wheel; revolution
• Gibeon- thing lifted up
• Giddel- great
• Gideon- he that bruises or breaks; a destroyer
• Guni- a garden; a covering
• Gur- the young of a beast; a whelp

• Habor- a partaker; a companion
• Hagar- a stranger; one that fears
• Haggai- feast; solemnity
• Hali- sickness; a beginning; a precious stone
• Hanes- banishment of grace
• Haniel- the gift of God
• Hannah- gracious; merciful; he that gives
• Hazael- that sees God
• Hazaiah- seeing the Lord
• Hebron- society; friendship
• Heman- their trouble; tumult; much; in great number
• Hen- grace; quiet; rest
• Hena- troubling
• Hiram- exaltation of life; a destroyer
• Horam- their hill
• Horeb- desert; solitude; destruction
• Hosea- the salvation of the Lord
• Huri- being angry; or same as Huram

I through L

• Ibri- being with young
• Ichabod- no glory
• Immanuel- God with us
• India- praise; law
• Ira- pouring out
• Iri- fire; light
• Irijah- the fear of the Lord
• Isaac- laughter
• Isaiah- the salvation of the Lord
• Ishmael- God that hears
• Israel-, who prevails with God
• Italy- abounding with calves or heifers

• Jabal- which glides away
• Jacob- that supplants, undermines; the heel
• Jada- knowing
• Jael- he that ascends; a kid
• James- same as Jacob
• Jason- he that cures
• Jered- ruling; coming down
• Jeremiah- exaltation of the Lord
• Jethro- his excellence; his posterity
• Jimnah- right hand; numbering; preparing
• Joab- paternity; voluntary
• Job- he that weeps or cries
• Joel- he that wills or commands
• John- the grace or mercy of the Lord
• Jonah or Jonas- a dove; he that oppresses; destroyer
• Jonan- multiplying of the people
• Jonathan- given of God
• Jordan- the river of judgment
• Jose- raised; who pardons
• Joseph- increase; addition
• Julia- downy; soft and tender hair

• Kartah- calling; meeting
• Kenan- buyer; owner
• Kinah- same as Kenah
• Kir- a city; wall; meeting
• Kishon- hard; sore

• Lashah- to call; to anoint
• Lazarus- assistance of God
• Leah- weary; tired
• Lehi- jawbone
• Lekah- walking; going
• Lemuel- God with them, or him
• Levi- associated with him
• Linus- net
• Lois- better
• Lucas- Lucius, luminous; white
• Lydda- Lydia, a standing pool

M through Q

• Machir- selling; knowing
• Magdalene- a person from Magdala
• Malchiah- the Lord my king, or my counselor
• Mara, Marah- bitter; bitterness
• Marcus- polite; shining
• Mark- same as Marcus
• Martha- who becomes bitter; provoking
• Mary- same as Miriam
• Matthew- given; a reward
• Matthias- Mattithiah, same as Mattathias
• Memphis- abode of the good
• Mesha- burden; salvation
• Meshach- that draws with force
• Micaiah- who is like to God?
• Micha- same as Micaiah
• Moab- of his father
• Moriah- bitterness of the Lord
• Moses- taken out; drawn forth
• Myra- I flow; pour out; weep

• Naomi- beautiful; agreeable
• Nathan- given; giving; rewarded
• Nathanael- the gift of God
• Nisan- standard; miracle
• Noah- repose; consolation
• Noah- that quavers or totters (Zelophehad's daughter)
• Noe- same as Noah

• Obadiah- servant of the Lord
• Olympas- heavenly
• Omar- he that speaks; bitter
• Omega- the last letter of the Greek alphabet; long O
• Omri- sheaf of corn
• Ophrah- dust; lead; a fawn
• Oshea- same as Joshua
• Othni- my time; my hour

• Padon- his redemption; ox-yoke
• Paul- small; little
• Peter- a rock or stone
• Phebe- shining; pure
• Pinon- pearl; gem; that beholds
• Priscilla- same as Prisca

R through T

• Rachal- to whisper; an embalmer
• Rachel- sheep
• Reba- the fourth; a square; that lies or stoops down
• Rebekah- fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased
• Rei- my shepherd; my companion; my friend
• Rhoda- a rose
• Rhodes- same as Rhoda
• Roman- strong; powerful
• Ruth- drunk; satisfied

• Sabeans- captivity; conversion; old age
• Salem- complete or perfect peace
• Salma- peace; perfection
• Samaria- watch-mountain
• Samson- his sun; his service; there the second time
• Samuel- heard of God; asked of God
• Saphir- delightful
• Sapphira- that relates or tells
• Sarah- lady; princess; princess of the multitude
• Sarai- my lady; my princess
• Sardis- prince of joy
• Seba- a drunkard; that turns
• Sela- a rock
• Seth- who puts; fixed
• Shage- touching softly; multiplying much
• Sheba- captivity; old man; repose; oath
• Shelah- that breaks; that unties; that undresses
• Sheva- vanity; elevation; fame; tumult
• Shiloh- sent
• Shuni- changed; sleeping
• Sia- moving; help
• Sidon- hunting; fishing; venison
• Silas- three, or the third
• Simeon- that hears or obeys; that is heard
• Simon- that hears; that obeys
• Solomon- peaceable; perfect; one who recompenses
• Stephanas- crown; crowned
• Stephen- same as Stephanas
• Susanna- lily; rose; joy
• Susi- horse; swallow; moth

• Tabitha- clear-sighted; a roe-deer
• Tabor- choice; purity; bruising
• Tamar- palm; palm-tree
• Terah- to breathe; scent; blow
• Theophilus- friend of God
• Thomas- a twin
• Timon- honorable; worthy
• Timotheus- honor of God; valued of God
• Titus- pleasing
• Tyre, Tyrus- strength; rock; sharp

U through Z

• Urbane- courteous
• Uri- my light, my fire
• Uriah, or Urijah- the Lord is my light or fire
• Uriel- same as Uriah

• Zachariah- memory of the Lord
• Zair- little; afflicted; in tribulation
• Zared- strange descent
• Zebina- flowing now; selling; buying
• Zeresh- misery; strange; dispersed inheritance
• Zereth- same as Zer
• Zidon- hunting; fishing; venison
• Zif- this or that; brightness; comeliness
• Zin, buckler; coldness
• Zina- shining; going back
• Zion- monument; raised up; sepulcher
• Zophim- place for a watchman
• Zorah- leprosy; scab; hornet
• Zuriel- rock or strength of God

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