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Christian baby names

Biblical and Christian names, with the Hebrew or Greek entry number from Strong's Concordance.

407 names: 168 for girls, 231 for boys and 8 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Strong's Concordance, Lewis & Short and Online Etymology Dictionary. Four are modern names that the dictionaries we use don't list. A few to start: Cyril ("lordly"), Johan ("God is gracious") and Robin ("bright fame").

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90 of 407 names

AaronAaron

"Exalted" in popular use; the Hebrew meaning is uncertain

Hebrew · Christian · International

AbelAbel

"Breath, vapour", from Hebrew hebel

Hebrew · Christian · International

AbigailAbigail

"Source of joy"; popularly "father's joy"

Hebrew · Christian · International

AbinAbin

A modern Kerala Christian name with no recorded meaning

Modern (Kerala Christian usage) · Christian

AbnerAbner

"Father of light", from Hebrew ab and ner

Hebrew · Christian

AbrahamAbraham

"Father of a multitude"; father of many nations (Genesis 17:5)

Hebrew · Christian · International

AdaAda

"Ornament", from Hebrew Adah; also a short form of names meaning "noble"

Hebrew · International · Christian

Adamآدم

The first man; a Quranic and biblical name

Arabic · Muslim · Christian · International

AdrianAdrian

"From Hadria", the Italian town that named the Adriatic Sea

Latin · International · Christian

AdrielAdriel

"Flock of God", or "my help is God"; Hebrew ʿAdrîʾēl

Hebrew · International · Christian

AgathaAgatha

"Good", from Greek agathos

Greek (via Latin) · Christian

AgneloAgnelo

"Little lamb", from Latin agnellus

Latin (Goan Portuguese usage) · Christian

AgnesAgnes

"Pure, chaste", from Greek hagnos

Greek · Christian

AidenAiden

"Little fire"; from Irish Áedán, from áed, "fire"

Irish · International · Christian

AlanAlan

"Handsome" in popular use; the original meaning is uncertain

Breton (Celtic); origin uncertain · Christian · International

AlbertAlbert

"Noble and bright"; Old High German Adalbert

Germanic (Old High German) · International · Christian

AlbinAlbin

"White", from Latin albus via the name Albinus

Latin (Kerala usage) · Christian

AlexAlex

"Defender of men"; short for Alexander

Greek · Christian · International

AlexanderAlexander

"Defender of men"; Greek Alexandros

Greek · International · Christian

AlphonsaAlphonsa

"Noble and ready", from the Gothic roots of Alphonsus

Gothic (via Spanish and Latin) · Christian

AlvinAlvin

"Elf-friend" (Old English Ælfwine); often given as "noble friend"

Old English · Christian

AmbroseAmbrose

"Immortal, divine", from Greek ambrosios

Greek (via Latin) · Christian

AmosAmos

"Carried by God" in popular use; Hebrew amas, "to carry a load"

Hebrew · Christian

AncyAncy

A Kerala Christian name, probably a pet form of Ann

English (Kerala Christian usage); origin uncertain · Christian

AndrewAndrew

Manly

Greek · Christian · International

AngelAngel

"Messenger"; Greek angelos, a messenger of God

Greek (via Latin and Spanish) · International · Christian

AngelaAngela

"Angel" or "messenger", from Greek angelos

Greek (via Latin) · Christian

AngelinaAngelina

"Angel, messenger", from Greek angelos

Greek (via Latin and Italian) · Christian

AngeloAngelo

"Angel, messenger", from Greek angelos

Greek (via Latin and Italian) · Christian

AnnaAnna

"Grace" in popular use; Hebrew Channah, "favoured"

Hebrew · Christian · International

AnthonyAnthony

"Priceless" in popular use; Latin Antonius, a Roman family name

Latin · International · Christian

AntoAnto

Short form of Antony; "priceless" in popular use

Latin (Kerala usage) · Christian

Arockiarajஆரோக்கியராஜ்

King of good health; honours Our Lady of Good Health

Sanskrit (Tamil usage) · Tamil · Christian

AsherAsher

"Happy, blessed"; Hebrew ʾĀšēr

Hebrew · International · Christian

AshleyAshley

"Ash-tree meadow", from Old English æsc and leah

Old English · Christian · International

AudreyAudrey

"Noble strength", from Old English Æthelthryth

Old English · International · Christian

AugustineAugustine

"Venerable, majestic", from Latin augustus

Latin · Christian

AustinAustin

Medieval form of Augustine; Latin augustus, "venerable"

English (from Latin) · International · Christian

BarnabasBarnabas

"Son of encouragement" (Acts 4:36); Aramaic bar, "son"

Aramaic (via Greek) · Christian

BeatriceBeatrice

"Bringer of happiness" in popular use; probably Latin Viatrix, "traveller"

Latin · Christian · International

BenedictBenedict

"Blessed", from Latin benedictus

Latin · Christian

BenjaminBenjamin

"Son of the right hand"

Hebrew · Christian · International

BennettBennett

"Blessed"; medieval English form of Latin Benedictus

English (from Latin) · International · Christian

BernadetteBernadette

"Bold as a bear", the feminine of Bernard

Germanic (via French) · Christian

BernardBernard

"Bold as a bear", from Old High German Bernhard

Germanic · Christian

BethanyBethany

"House of figs" in popular use; Strong's gives "date-house"

Aramaic (via Greek) · Christian

BeulahBeulah

"Married", from Isaiah 62:4

Hebrew · Christian

BibinBibin

A modern Kerala Christian name with no recorded meaning

Modern (Kerala Christian usage) · Christian

BincyBincy

A modern Kerala Christian name with no recorded meaning

Modern (Kerala Christian usage) · Christian

BlaiseBlaise

"Lisping, stammering", from Latin blaesus

Latin (via French) · Christian

BlessyBlessy

A modern Kerala name; families use it to mean "blessed"

English (Kerala Christian usage) · Christian

BoazBoaz

"Strength" in popular use; the Hebrew meaning is uncertain

Hebrew · Christian

BoscoBosco

"Wood, forest", from Italian bosco

Italian (from Medieval Latin) · Christian

CajetanCajetan

"From Gaeta", Latin Caietanus

Latin (Goan usage) · Christian

CalebCaleb

"Faithful" in popular use; Strong's: perhaps "dog", or "forcible"

Hebrew · Christian · International

CallumCallum

"Dove"; Gaelic Calum, from Latin columba, Saint Columba's name

Scottish Gaelic (from Latin) · International · Christian

CarlosCarlos

"Man, free man"; Spanish form of Charles

Spanish (from Germanic) · International · Christian

CarmelCarmel

"Garden, orchard", from Hebrew karmel

Hebrew · Christian

CatalinaCatalina

"Pure" in popular use; the Spanish form of Catherine

Greek (via Spanish) · International · Christian

CatherineCatherine

"Pure" in popular use; the Greek name's origin is uncertain

Greek; origin uncertain · Christian

CeciliaCecilia

From the Roman clan Caecilius; "blind" in popular use

Latin · International · Christian

CelineCeline

"Heavenly", from Latin caelum via Caelina

Latin (via French) · Christian · International

ChackoChacko

Malayalam form of Jacob; Hebrew "heel-catcher, supplanter"

Hebrew (Syriac Malayalam form of Jacob) · Christian

ChloeChloe

"Young green shoot", from Greek chloe

Greek · International · Christian

ChristianChristian

"Follower of Christ"; Greek Christianos

Greek (via Latin) · International · Christian

ChristinaChristina

"Follower of Christ", from Greek Christianos

Greek (via Latin) · Christian

ChristopherChristopher

"Bearer of Christ"

Greek · Christian · International

ChristyChristy

Pet form of Christina or Christopher; Greek Christos, "anointed"

Greek (via English) · Christian

ClaraClara

"Bright, clear"; also "famous", from Latin clarus

Latin · Christian · International

ClementClement

"Merciful", from Latin clemens

Latin (via Greek) · Christian

CorneliusCornelius

"Horn" in popular use; a Roman family name of uncertain meaning

Latin · Christian

CrystalCrystal

"Crystal", from Greek krustallos, "ice"

Greek (via English) · Christian

CynthiaCynthia

"Of Mount Cynthus", an epithet of the moon goddess Artemis

Greek (via Latin) · Christian

CyriacCyriac

"Belonging to the Lord", Greek kyriakos

Greek (Kerala Syrian Christian usage) · Christian

CyrilCyril

"Lordly", from Greek kurios, "lord"

Greek · Christian

DamianDamian

"To tame, subdue"; Greek Damianos, from damazō

Greek · International · Christian

DanielDaniel

"God is my judge"; literally "judge of God"

Hebrew · Christian · International

DaphneDaphne

"Laurel, bay tree", from Greek daphne

Greek · Christian · International

DavidDavid

Loving, beloved

Hebrew · Christian · International

DeborahDeborah

"Bee", from Hebrew devorah

Hebrew · Christian

DeclanDeclan

Irish Deaglán, the name of Saint Declan; meaning uncertain

Irish · International · Christian

DelilahDelilah

"Delicate" in popular use; Hebrew Delilah, "languishing"

Hebrew · International · Christian

DennisDennis

"Of Dionysus", from Greek Dionysios

Greek (via Latin and French) · Christian

Devasagayamதேவசகாயம்

God is my help; Tamil for Lazarus

Sanskrit (Tamil usage) · Tamil · Christian

DianaDiana

"Divine"; the Roman moon goddess Diana

Latin · Christian · International

DinahDinah

"Justice", from Hebrew din, "to judge"

Hebrew · Christian

DominicDominic

"Of the Lord"; Latin Dominicus, from dominus, "lord"

Latin · International · Christian

DonaDona

"Lady", from Portuguese dona and Latin domina

Latin (via Portuguese; Kerala usage) · Christian

DorcasDorcas

"Gazelle", from Greek dorkas

Greek · Christian

DorothyDorothy

"Gift of God", from Greek doron and theos

Greek · Christian · International