• Source: List of biblical names

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).




Most popular names


During the period 330 BC – 200 AD, the most common male names in Judea or post Kingdom of Israel were:

1. Simon/Simeon
2. Joseph/Joses
3. Lazarus
4. Judah
5. John
6. Jesus
7. Ananias
8. Jonathan
9. Matthew/Matthias
10. Manaen
11. James
12. Michael
During this period, the most common female names were:

1. Mary
2. Salome
3. Shelamzion
4. Martha
5–6. Joanna and Sapphira (equally common)
7. Berenice
8–9. Imma and Mara (equally common)
10–12. Cyprus, Sarah, and Alexandra




Lists






See also


Gemstones in the Bible
Genealogies in the Bible
List of major biblical figures
List of minor Old Testament figures, A–K
List of minor Old Testament figures, L–Z
List of minor New Testament figures
List of biblical places
List of animals in the Bible
List of plants in the Bible
List of women in the Bible
List of names for the biblical nameless
List of modern names for biblical place names
Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible – for which later editions contain A complete list of Scripture Proper Names as in the Authorised and Revised Versions, showing their modern pronunciation and the exact form of the original Hebrew by Wm. B. Stevenson.
Theophory
Bible names in their native languages




References






Further reading


Comay, Joan, Who's Who in the Old Testament, Oxford University Press, 1971, ISBN 0-19-521029-8
Elwell, Walter A., Evangelical Dictionary of Theology, Baker Publishing Group, 1984, ISB 9781441200303
Lockyer, Herbert, All the men of the Bible, Zondervan Publishing House (Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1958
Lockyer, Herbert, All the women of the Bible, Zondervan Publishing 1988, ISBN 0-310-28151-2
Lockyer, Herbert, All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible, Zondervan Publishing 1988, ISBN 0-310-28041-9
Tischler, Nancy M., All things in the Bible: an encyclopedia of the biblical world , Greenwood Publishing, Westport, Conn. : 2006 ISBN 0-313-33082-4




External links



Nave's Topical Bible
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Catholic Encyclopedia 1917
New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge (Dictionary edition)

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