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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. [2] [clarification needed]
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl".It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Old Iranian. [1] It has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages.
Village name during the kingdoms of Israel, Judah until the Siege of Jerusalem (930 BC to 587 BC): Paleo-Hebrew: 𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤋𐤄𐤌 [1] [2] Pronunciation: Bayawt Lahawm 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
The names and origins of the Magi are never given in scripture, but have been provided by various traditions and legends. [29] Among Western Christians, the earliest and most common names are: Melchior (/ ˈ m ɛ l k i ɔːr /; [30] also Melichior). [31] Caspar (/ ˈ k æ s p ər / or / ˈ k æ s p ɑːr /; [32] also Gaspar, Jaspar, Jaspas ...
Maggie Wahlgren, a character on The Loud House; Maggie Walsh, on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Maggie, a main character in the American comic strip Bringing Up Father; Maggie, the Cardcaptors name for the Cardcaptor Sakura character Maki Matsumoto; Maggie, the human protagonist of the Canadian animated TV series Maggie and the ...
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with C 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.
Marjorie is a medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. It came into English from the Old French, from the Latin Margarita (pearl). After the Middle Ages this name was rare, but it was revived at the end of the 19th century. [citation needed] Short forms of the name include Marge, Margie, Marj and Jorie.
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with P 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.