Bible Name Generator

Bible names carry meaning on their face. Most Hebrew names are short sentences about God: Elijah is "My God is Yahweh," Nathaniel is "God has given," Isaiah is "Yahweh is salvation." Names built with El (God) — Daniel, Samuel, Ezekiel, Michael — and with Yah/Iah (the divine name) — Jeremiah, Obadiah, Zechariah, Josiah — make up a large share of the Old Testament roster. Others record circumstances of birth: Isaac ("he laughs"), Jacob ("heel-grabber"), Moses ("drawn out"), Benjamin ("son of the right hand").

The New Testament adds Greek and Latin layers. The apostles carry Hebrew names in Greek dress (Simon, James, John, Judas), while converts in Acts and the epistles have Roman and Greek names such as Cornelius, Lydia, Priscilla, Timothy, and Phoebe. Old Testament names like David, Sarah, and Hannah remain the most popular baby names drawn from scripture, but the Bible holds hundreds more that are rarely used today — Jerusha, Tirzah, Talmai, Elnathan, Keturah — which give a child or character a name that is both scriptural and distinctive.

This list runs from Genesis to Revelation and covers patriarchs, matriarchs, prophets, judges, kings, apostles, early church leaders, and the women of scripture, plus a handful of place names (Zion, Bethany, Sharon, Eden) that have become given names.