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Jeffrey is a common English given name, and a variant form of the name Geoffrey (itself from a Middle French variant of Godfrey, Gottfried). [1]It has been argued that the common derivation of Middle French Geoffrey (or Geoffroy), Jeffery from Godfrey is mistaken, and that the names reflect two separate first Germanic elements god vs. gaut, which became conflated in Old High German by the end ...
It has sometimes been stated that the given name is connected with the given name Dougal, although it is more likely derived from the surname already mentioned. [2] Linguistically, Douglas is derived from the Gaelic elements: dubh, meaning "dark, black"; and glas, meaning "stream" (also a derivative of glas, meaning "green"). [3]
Many place names in the Land of Israel, Holy Land and Palestine are Arabised forms of ancient Hebrew and Canaanite place-names used during biblical times [1] [2] [3] or later Aramaic or Greek formations. [4] [5] Most of these names have been handed down for thousands of years though their meaning was understood by only a few.
Morgan is also used as a surname, derived from the given name. The name is a descendant of Old Welsh Morcant, possibly derived from môr (meaning "sea") and "cant" (the circle) or "gen" (come / origin) with the meaning: "sea chief", "sea protector", "sea defender" or "sailor/captain". [1]
Some common Christian names are: Arabic versions of Christian names (e.g. saints' names: Buṭrus for Peter, Boulos for Paul). Names of Greek, Armenian, and Aramaic origin, which are also used by ethnically "non-Arab" Christians such as Armenians, Assyrians, Copts and Syriac Christians. Use of European names, especially French, and English.
Esther (Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר) is a female given name known from the Jewish queen Esther, eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther.. According to the Hebrew Bible, queen Esther was born with the name הֲדַסָּה Hadassah ("Myrtle").
Rapunzel and the Prince, an illustration by Paul Hey.. Barbara is a given name used in numerous languages. It is the feminine form of the Greek word barbaros (Greek: βάρβαρος) meaning "stranger" or "foreign". [1]
Biblical scholar Christine Hayes writes that the Hebrew Bible was "the record of [the Israelites'] religious and cultural revolution". [20] According to biblical scholar John Barton, "YHWH is consistently presented throughout the [Hebrew Scriptures] as the God who created the world, and as the only God with whom Israel is to be concerned". [19]