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List of biblical names

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This page deals with biblical proper names, both toponyms and personal names.

Personal names

Personal names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative, as in the case of Nabal, a foolish man whose name means "fool". Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations, or are used to illustrate prophecies.

The titles given to characters, locations, and entities in the Bible can differ across various English translations. In a study conducted by the BibleAsk team in 2024, a comprehensive catalog of names found in the King James Version was compiled and organized into categories such as individuals, geographical locations, national groups, and miscellaneous designations. The team discovered that within the King James Version Bible, a total of 3,418 distinct names were identified. Among these, 1,940 names pertain to individuals, 1,072 names refer to places, 317 names denote collective entities or nations, and 66 names are allocated to miscellaneous items such as months, rivers, or pagan deities. There are instances of overlap, where the same name may be used across multiple categories (e.g., as both a personal name and a geographical location).

Based on a database of 3000 names documented from written sources dating from 330 BC – AD 200 (from Alexander's conquest through the Hasmonean kingdom and most of the Roman period), the most common twelve male names among Palestinian Jews were:

    1. Simon/Simeon (243)
    1. Joseph/Joses (218)
    1. Lazarus/Eleazar (166)
    1. Judas/Judah (164)
    1. John/Yohanan (122)
    1. Jesus/Joshua (99)
    1. Ananias/Hananiah (82)
    1. Jonathan (71)
    1. Matthew/Matthias/Mattathias (62)
    1. Manaen/Menahem (42)
    1. James/Jacob (40)
    1. Annas/Hanan (35)

During this period, the most common twelve female names were:

    1. Mary/Mariam (70)
    1. Salome (58)
    1. Shelamzion (24)
    1. Martha (20)
    1. Joanna (12)
    1. Sapphira/Shiphra (12)
    1. Berenice (8)
    1. Imma (7)
    1. Mara (7)
    1. Cyprus (6)
    1. Sarah (6)
    1. Alexandra (6)

Lists of toponyms and personal names

Lists of biblical proper names, both toponyms and personal names.

  • List of biblical names starting with A
  • List of biblical names starting with B
  • List of biblical names starting with C
  • List of biblical names starting with D
  • List of biblical names starting with E
  • List of biblical names starting with F
  • List of biblical names starting with G
  • List of biblical names starting with H
  • List of biblical names starting with I
  • List of biblical names starting with J
  • List of biblical names starting with K
  • List of biblical names starting with L
  • List of biblical names starting with M
  • List of biblical names starting with N
  • List of biblical names starting with O
  • List of biblical names starting with P
  • List of biblical names starting with Q
  • List of biblical names starting with R
  • List of biblical names starting with S
  • List of biblical names starting with T
  • List of biblical names starting with U
  • List of biblical names starting with V
  • List of biblical names starting with Y
  • List of biblical names starting with Z

References

References

  1. See 1 Samuel 25:25
  2. Lockyer, pp. 11-14
  3. [https://bibleask.org/bible-names/ '''BibleAsk''', ''Names in the Bible - KJV Edition'' (2024)];
  4. Bauckham, Richard. (2017). "Jesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony". Eerdmans.
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