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Renowned for her pilgrimage to Palestine, she built churches, promoted Christian freedom, and preserved sacred sites, leaving a lasting legacy in early Christianity. [18] [19] Lucy (Saint & Martyr) c. 283 – 304 CE Syracuse: Christian virgin and martyr from Syracuse, Sicily, was born into nobility and vowed chastity and devotion to God.
A Christian name, sometimes referred to as a baptismal name, is a religious personal name given on the occasion of a Christian baptism, though now most often given by parents at birth. [1] In English-speaking cultures , a person's Christian name is commonly their first name and is typically the name by which the person is primarily known.
This page includes a list of biblical proper names that start with B 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.
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]
Christian is a unisex given name, which originated as a baptismal name used by persons of the Christian religion. It has been used as a given name since the Middle Ages , originally for males. It was later used for females, [ 1 ] without any feminising word endings.
Kristen is a first name, also the Breton, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of Christian. [3] As a result, Kristen is a male name in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, with the female equivalent spelt as Kristin, a Scandinavian form and a variation of Christine. In Breton, Kristen is both a male and female name.
A. Aagot; Aarushi; Abeer; Abena; Abida; Abigail (name) Abiha; Abijah; Abla (name) Abou; Açelya (name) Acey (name) Ada (name) Adalgisa; Adama (name) Adame; Addie ...
Saint Patrick, woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle. In Christianity, certain deceased Christians are recognized as saints, including some from Ireland.The vast majority of these saints lived during the 4th–10th centuries, the period of early Christian Ireland, when Celtic Christianity produced many missionaries to Great Britain and the European continent.