Biblical Names and their Meanings
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Group |
Description |
Reference |
| Naam | pleasantness | 1 Chronicles 4:15 |
| Naamah | pleasant, loveliness | Genesis 4:22 |
| Naaman | pleasantness | Genesis 46:21 |
| Naamathite | inhabitant of Naamah | Job 2:11 |
| Naamites | descendants of Naaman | Numbers 26:40 |
| Naarah | young person, maiden | 1 Chronicles 4:5 |
| Naarai | handmaid | 1 Chronicles 11:37 |
| Naaran | juvenile | 1 Chronicles 7:28 |
| Naarath | young person, maiden, same as Naarai | Joshua 16:7 |
| Naashon | enchanter | Exodus 6:23 |
| Naasson | enchanter, same as Naashon | Matthew 1:4 |
| Nabal | fool | 1 Samuel 25:3 |
| Naboth | fruit, produce | 1 Kings 21:1 |
| Nachon | ready, prepared | 2 Samuel 6:6 |
| Nachor | breathing hard, snorting, same as Nahor | Joshua 24:2 |
| Nadab | spontaneous, liberal | Exodus 6:23 |
| Nagge | brightness, illuminating, same as Nogah | Luke 3:25 |
| Nahalal | pasture, same as Nahallal and Nahalol | Joshua 21:35 |
| Nahaliel | valley of God | Numbers 21:19 |
| Nahallal | pasture | Joshua 19:15 |
| Nahalol | pasture | Judges 1:30 |
| Naham | comfort | 1 Chronicles 4:19 |
| Nahamani | repenting, merciful | Nehemiah 7:7 |
| Naharai | snorter | 2 Samuel 23:37 |
| Nahash | snake, serpent | 1 Samuel 11:1 |
| Nahath | rest | Genesis 36:13 |
| Nahbi | very secret, hidden | Numbers 13:14 |
| Nahor | breathing hard, snorting, same as Nachor | Genesis 11:22 |
| Nahshon | enchanter, same as Naashon | Numbers 1:7 |
| Nahum | comfort, consolation | Nahum 1:1 |
| Nain | beauty | Luke 7:11 |
| Naioth | habitations | 1 Samuel 19:18 |
| Naomi | my delight | Ruth 1:2 |
| Naphish | refreshment, same as Nephish | Genesis 25:15 |
| Naphtali | wrestling | Genesis 30:8 |
| Naphtuhim | openings | Genesis 10:13 |
| Narcissus | stupidity | Romans 16:11 |
| Nathan | giving, giver, gift | 2 Samuel 5:14 |
| Nathanael | gift of God | John 1:45 |
| Nathanmelech | gift of the king | 2 Kings 23:11 |
| Naum | consolation, same as Nahum | Luke 3:25 |
| Nazarene | inhabitant of Nazareth | Matthew 2:23 |
| Nazareth | the guarded one | Matthew 2:23 |
| Nazarite | separated, sanctified | Numbers 6:2 |
| Neah | shaking (perhaps of the earth?) | Joshua 19:13 |
| Neapolis | the new city | Acts 16:11 |
| Neariah | servant of God | 1 Chronicles 3:22 |
| Nebai | fruitful | Nehemiah 10:19 |
| Nebaioth | heights | 1 Chronicles 1:29 |
| Nebajoth | heights, same as Nebaioth | Genesis 25:13 |
| Neballat | folly, wickedness in secret | Nehemiah 11:34 |
| Nebat | aspect | 1 Kings 11:26 |
| Nebo | prophet | Numbers 32:3 |
| Nebuchadnezzar | may Nebo protect the crown | 2 Kings 24:1 |
| Nebuchadrezzar | same as Nebuchadnezzar | Jeremiah 21:2 |
| Nebushasban | speech; prophecy; springing; flowing | Jeremiah 39:13 |
| Nebushazban | ASV, RSV for Nebushasban | Jeremiah 39:13 |
| Nebuzaradan | Nebo has given seed | 2 Kings 25:8 |
| Necho | lame | 2 Chronicles 35:20 |
| Nedabiah | whom God impels | 1 Chronicles 3:18 |
| Neginah | stringed instrument | Psalm 61:1 |
| Neginoth | stringed instruments | Psalms 4:1 |
| Nehelamite | dreamer | Jeremiah 29:24 |
| Nehemiah | God comforts | Ezra 2:2 |
| Nehiloth | musical instrument, probably a pipe or flute | Psalm 5:1 |
| Nehum | comfort | Nehemiah 7:7 |
| Nehushta | brass | 2 Kings 24:8 |
| Nehushtan | a thing of brass | 2 Kings 18:4 |
| Neiel | moved by God | Joshua 19:27 |
| Nekeb | a cavern | Joshua 19:33 |
| Nekoda | distinguished | Ezra 2:48 |
| Nemuel | day of God | Numbers 26:9 |
| Nemuelites | descendant of Nemuel | Numbers 26:12 |
| Nepheg | sprout | Exodus 6:21 |
| Nephilim | ASV, RSV, JPS, etc., the KJV reads "giants" | Genesis 6:4 |
| Nephish | refreshment, same as Naphish | 1 Chronicles 5:19 |
| Nephishesim | expansions, same as Nephusim | Nehemiah 7:52 |
| Nephthalim | same as Naphtali | Matthew 4:13 |
| Nephtoah | opening | Joshua 15:9 |
| Nephusim | expansions, same as Nephishesim | Ezra 2:50 |
| Nepthalim | same as Nephthalim and Naphtali | Revelation 7:6 |
| Ner | a lamp | 1 Samuel 14:50 |
| Nereus | a lamp, same as Ner | Romans 16:15 |
| Nergal | a hero, a pagan deity | 2 Kings 17:30 |
| Nergalsharezer | prince of Nergal | Jeremiah 39:3 |
| Neri | God is my light, same as Neriah | Luke 3:27 |
| Neriah | lamp of God | Jeremiah 32:12 |
| Nero | The name is only found in the superscription to 2 Timothy. It means brave and bold. | 2 Timothy 4:22 |
| Nethaneel | given by God | Numbers 1:8 |
| Nethaniah | the gift of God | 2 Kings 25:23 |
| Nethinims | given or bestowed | 1 Chronicles 9:2 |
| Netophah | dropping | Ezra 2:22 |
| Netophathi | inhabitant of Netophah | Nehemiah 12:28 |
| Netophathite | inhabitant of Netophah | 2 Samuel 23:28 |
| Neziah | pure, sincere | Ezra 2:54 |
| Nezib | pillar, garrison | Joshua 15:43 |
| Nibhaz | the barker, a pagan deity | 2 Kings 17:31 |
| Nibshan | soft soil | Joshua 15:62 |
| Nicanor | a conqueror | Acts 6:5 |
| Nicodemus | conqueror of the people | John 3:1 |
| Nicolaitans | destroyer of the people | Revelation 2:6 |
| Nicolas | victor of the people | Acts 6:5 |
| Nicopolis | the city of victory | Titus 3:12 |
| Niger | black | Acts 13:1 |
| Nimrah | transparent, pure | Numbers 32:3 |
| Nimrim | transparent, pure | Isaiah 15:6 |
| Nimrod | rebellion, rebel | Genesis 10:8 |
| Nimshi | rescued, drawn out | 1 Kings 19:16 |
| Nineve | same as Nineveh | Luke 11:32 |
| Nineveh | home of Ninus, a pagan deity | Genesis 10:11 |
| Ninevites | inhabitants of Nineveh | Luke 11:30 |
| Nisan | month of flowers?, first month in Jewish calendar | Nehemiah 2:1 |
| Nisroch | great eagle, a pagan idol | 2 Kings 19:37 |
| No | disrupting, another name for Thebes in Egypt | Jeremiah 46:25 |
| Noadiah | with whom God meets | Ezra 8:33 |
| Noah | rest | Genesis 5:29 |
| Noah | motion, different word from Genesis 5:29 | Numbers 26:33 |
| Nob | high place | 1 Samuel 21:1 |
| Nobah | barking | Numbers 32:42 |
| Nod | wandering | Genesis 4:16 |
| Nodab | nobility | 1 Chronicles 5:19 |
| Noe | rest, same as Noah in Genesis 5:29 | Matthew 24:37 |
| Nogah | brightness | 1 Chronicles 3:7 |
| Nohah | rest | 1 Chronicles 8:2 |
| Non | fish, same as Nun | 1 Chronicles 7:27 |
| Noph | presentability, another name for Memphis | Isaiah 19:13 |
| Nophah | fearful; binding | Numbers 21:30 |
| Nun | fish, same as Non | Exodus 33:11 |
| Nymphas | bridegroom | Colossians 4:15 |