Abihail (Hebrew) - 1 Chron. 2:29 - the father is strength.
Abishai (Hebrew) - 1 Sam. 26:6 - the present of my father.
Adah (Hebrew) - Gen. 4:19 - an assembly.
Adina (Hebrew) - 1 Chron. 11:42 - adorned; voluptuous; dainty; slender.
Adriel (Hebrew) - 1 Sam. 18:19 - the flock of God.
Angela (Greek) - Gen. 16:7 - Angelic.
Anna (Greek, from Hebrew) - Luke 2:36 - gracious; one who gives.
Ariel (Hebrew) - Ezra 8:16 - altar; light or lion of God.
Artemis (Greek) - Acts 19:24 - whole, sound.
Atarah (Hebrew) - 1 Chron. 2:26 - a crown.
Bathsheba (Hebrew) - 2 Sam. 11:3 - the seventh daughter; the daughter of satiety.
Bernice (Greek) - Acts 25:13 - one that brings victory.
Bethany (Hebrew) - Matt. 21:17 - the house of song; the house of affliction.
Bethel (Hebrew) - Gen. 12:8 - the house of God.
Beulah (Hebrew) - Isaiah 62:4 - married.
Bilhah (Hebrew) - Gen. 29:29 - who is old or confused.
Carmel (Hebrew) - Joshua 12:22 - circumcised lamb; harvest; full of ears of corn.
Charity (Latin) - 1 Cor. 13:1-13 - dear.
Chloe (Greek) - 1 Cor. 1:11 - green herb.
Claudia (Latin) - 2 Tim. 4:21 - lame.
Deborah (Hebrew) - Judges 4:4 - word; thing; a bee.
Delilah (Hebrew) - Judges 16:4 - poor; small; head of hair.
Diana (Latin) - Acts 19:27 - luminous, perfect.
Dinah (Hebrew) - Gen. 30:21 - judgment; who judges.
Dorcas (Greek) - Acts 9:36 - a female roe-deer.
Drusilla (Latin) - Acts 24:24 - watered by the dew.
Edna (Hebrew) - Gen. 2:8 - pleasure; delight.
Elisha (Latin) - Luke 1:5 - salvation of God.
Elizabeth (Hebrew) - Luke 1:5 - the oath, or fullness, of God.
Esther (Hebrew) - Esther 2:7 - secret; hidden.
Eunice (Greek) - 2 Tim. 1:5 - good victory.
Eva (Hebrew) - Gen. 3:20 - living; enlivening.
Eve (Hebrew) - Gen. 3:20 - living; enlivening.
Hagar (Hebrew) - Gen. 16:1 - a stranger; one that fears.
Hannah (Hebrew) - 1 Sam. 1:2 - gracious; merciful; he that gives.
Honey (Old English) - Psalm 19:10 - nectar.
Hope (Old English) - Psalm 25:21 - expectation; belief.
Huldah (Hebrew) - 2 Kings 22:14 - the world.
Jasper (Greek) - Exodus 28:20 - treasure holder.
Jemimah (Hebrew) - Job 42:14 - handsome as the day.
Jewel (Old French) - Prov. 20:15 - delight.
Joanna (Hebrew) - Luke 8:3 - grace or gift of the Lord.
Jochebed (Hebrew) - Exodus 6:20 - glorious; honorable.
Joy (Old French, Latin) - Heb. 1:9 - happiness.
Judith (Hebrew) - Gen. 26:34 - the praise of the Lord; confession.
Julia (Latin) - Romans 16:15 - downy; soft and tender hair.
Lois (Greek) - 2 Tim. 1:5 - better.
Lydia (Greek) - Acts 16:14 - a standing pool.
Mara (Hebrew) - Exodus 15:23 - bitter; bitterness.
Marah (Hebrew) - Exodus 15:23 - bitter; bitterness.
Martha (Aramaic) - Luke 10:38 - who becomes bitter; provoking.
Mary (Hebrew) - Matt. 1:16 - rebellion; sea of bitterness.
Mercy (English) - Gen. 43:14 - compassion, forebearance.
Merry (Old English) - Job 21:12 - joyful, lighthearted.
Michal (Hebrew) - 1 Sam. 18:20 - who is perfect?; who resembles God?
Miriam (Hebrew) - Exodus 15:20 - rebellion.
Myra (Greek) - Acts 27:5 - I flow; pour out; weep.
Neriah (Hebrew) - Jer. 32:12 - light; lamp of the Lord.
Ophrah (Hebrew) - Judges 6:11 - dust; lead; a fawn.
Oprah (Hebrew) - Judges 6:11 - dust; lead; a fawn.
Orpah (Hebrew) - Ruth 1:4 - the neck or skull.
Phoebe (Greek) - Rom. 16:1 - shining; pure.
Prisca (Latin) - Acts 18:2 - ancient.
Priscilla (Latin) - Acts 18:2 - ancient.
Rebecca (Hebrew) - Gen. 22:23 - fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased.
Rebekah (Hebrew) - Gen. 22:23 - fat; fattened; a quarrel appeased.
Rhoda (Greek, Latin) - Acts 12:13 - a rose.
Rose (Latin) - Song of Sol. 2:1 - a rose.
Ruby (English) - Exodus 28:17 - the red gemstone.
Ruth (Hebrew) - Ruth 1:4 - drunk; satisfied.
Sarah (Hebrew) - Gen. 17:15 - lady; princess; princess of the multitude.
Sarai (Hebrew) - Gen. 17:15 - my lady; my princess.
Selah (Hebrew) - Psalm 3:2 - the end; a pause.
Serah (Hebrew) - Gen. 46:17 - lady of scent; song; the morning star.
Sharon (Hebrew) - 1 Chron. 5:16 - his plain; his song.
Sherah (Hebrew) - 1 Chron. 7:24 - flesh; relationship.
Shiloh (Hebrew) - Joshua 18:8 - peace; abundance; his gift.
Shiphrah (Hebrew) - Exodus 1:15 - handsome; trumpet; that does good.
Susanna (Hebrew) - Luke 8:3 - lily; rose; joy.
Susannah (Hebrew) - Luke - lily; rose; joy.
Talitha (Aramaic)- Mark 5:41 - little girl; young woman.
Tamar (Hebrew)- Gen. 38:6 - palm or date palm; palm-tree.
Tamara (Hebrew) - Gen. 38:6 - palm or date palm; palm-tree.
Terah (Hebrew) - Num. 33:27 - to breathe; scent; blow.
Tirzah (Hebrew) - Numbers 26:33 - benevolent; complaisant; pleasing.
Zilpah (Hebrew) - Gen. 29:24 - distillation from the mouth.
Zina (Greek) - 1 Chron. 23:10 - shining; going back.
Zipporah (Hebrew) - Exodus 2:21 - beauty; trumpet; mourning.
