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From the Hebrew name אַהֲרֹן (ʾAharon), which is most likely of unknown Egyptian origin. Other theories claim a Hebrew derivation, and suggest meanings such as "high mountain" or "exalted". In the Old Testament this name is borne by the older brother of Moses. He acted as a spokesman for his brother when they appealed to the pharaoh to ...
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This is the name of a son of Asher in the Old Testament. Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל, Ἰσραήλ m Jewish, English, Spanish, Biblical, Biblical Greek. From the Hebrew name יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisraʾel) meaning "God contends", from the roots שָׂרָה (sara) meaning "to contend, to fight" and אֵל (ʾel) meaning "God".
From the Hebrew name אֲבִיגָיִל (ʾAviḡayil) meaning "my father is joy", derived from the roots אָב meaning "father" and גִּיל meaning "joy". In the Old Testament this is the name of Nabal's wife.
Meaning & History. Russian diminutive of Tatiana. It began to be used in the English-speaking world during the 1930s.
Androcles m Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek Ἀνδροκλῆς (Androkles) meaning "glory of a man", derived from ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός) and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This was the name of a man who pulled a thorn from a lion's paw in one of Aesop's fables.