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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". [ 1 ] Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations , or are used to illustrate prophecies .
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with G in English transcription. Some of the names are given with a proposed etymological meaning. For further information on the names included on the list, the reader may consult the sources listed below in the References and External Links.
However, the name of the gazelle is scarcely, if at all, to be found in the Bible; in its stead we read roe, hart, or deer. Like a few other names of graceful and timid animals, the word gazelle has always been in the East a term of endearment in love. It was also a woman's favourite name (1 Chronicles 8:9; 2 Kings 12:1; 2 Chronicles 24:1; Acts ...
Meaning: House of Bread Village name from 587 BC through the time of Christ: Aramaic: בית לחם Pronunciation: Beit Lekhem Meaning: House of Bread Beth Shemesh: Village Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤔 Pronunciation: Bayawt Shamawsh Meaning: House of Sun Caesar, Augustus (son of Gaius Octavius & Atia) Person 63 BC: AD 14
Grace is a female name from the Latin gratia. [1] It is often given in reference to the Christian concept of divine grace and used as a virtue name . As one of the theological virtues , Grace was in regular use by English Puritans in the 16th through the 18th centuries .
The name "giraffe" has its earliest known origins in the Arabic word zirāfah (زِرَافَةْ), of an ultimately unclear Sub-Saharan African language origin. [2] The Middle English and early Modern English spellings, jarraf and ziraph, derive from the Arabic form-based Spanish and Portuguese girafa. [3]
Julie Albright, title character of the book series in the American Girl collection; Julie the Flamingo, a female Greater Flamingo from Jim Henson's Animal Show; Julie Hinikawa, the main antagonist of Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi; Julie Maurice, the French name for Penny Morris, a main character in the animated series Fireman Sam
Juliet is a feminine given name, an English form of the Italian Giulietta, which is a diminutive form of Italian Giulia. It is also an English form of the French Juliette, which is a diminutive form of the French Julie. All forms of the name are ultimately derived from the Latin Julia, a name which originated with the Julia gens of Ancient Rome.