A theophoric name (from Greek: θεόφορος, theophoros, literally "bearing or carrying a god") embeds the word equivalent of 'god' or God's name in a person's...

list of Arabic theophoric names. Following are names consisting of the appellation ʿabd al-, 'servant of' followed by one of the names associated with...

given name derived from the Hebrew phrase מי כאל‎ mī kāʼēl, 'Who [is] like-El', in Aramaic: ܡܝܟܐܝܠ (Mīkhāʼēl [miχaˈʔel]). The theophoric name is often...

Arabic theophoric name. Such as Abdullah simply meaning "Servant of God" while "Abdul Aziz" means "Servant of the Almighty" and so on. The name Abdul Masih...

A birth name is the name given to a person upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname, the given name, or the entire name. Where births are required...

continued to be borne by Christians — a reminder that a theophoric name could become a name like any other, its original meaning forgotten. Another phenomenon...

Roman-era Greek grammarian and writer, determined Georgios to be a theophoric name, or a name created to honor a deity, a nod to Zeus Georgos, or "Zeus the...

Theophory is the practice of embedding the name of a god or a deity in, usually, a proper name. Much Hebrew theophory occurs in the Bible, particularly...

Ancient Greek ψευδώνυμος (pseudṓnumos) 'lit. falsely named') or alias (/ˈeɪli.əs/) is a fictitious name that a person assumes for a particular purpose, which...

Saint's name Calendar of saints Slave name Thai name – somewhat special treatment of given names Theophoric name Theophory in the Bible Unisex name Bilingual...

Gottlieb (German for 'beloved by God') is a theophoric name that is used as a surname or as a male given name. Gottlieb appeared in High German in the 17th...

identified by a name is called its referent. A personal name identifies, not necessarily uniquely, a specific individual human. The name of a specific entity...

given name is considered religiously inappropriate, theophoric names are formed by prefixing the term ˁabd (عَبْدُ: "slave/servant of") to the name in the...

of Thoth". This theophoric name was part of the royal titulary of four pharaohs of the 18th dynasty as the name of Sa-Rê or "birth name". It was also worn...

settlements, and appears in theophoric names as far east as Mari. The Hurrians also incorporated him into their pantheon under the name Iršappa, and considered...

Amadeus is a theophoric given name derived from the Latin words ama – the imperative of the word amare ("to love") – and deus ("god"). As a linguistic...

is a name originating in the biblical Hebrew name עִמָּנוּאֵל‎, meaning "God with us". The name, now common to both Jewish and Christian naming traditions...

all of Europe after the First Crusade. The name John is a theophoric name originating from the Hebrew name יוֹחָנָן‎ (Yôḥānān), or in its longer form...

Petubastis, are Hellenized forms of the ancient Egyptian personal theophoric name Padibastet (alternatively Padibast or Pedubast) (P3-dj-Bstt), meaning...

Abd Allah is one of many Arabic theophoric names, meaning servant of God. God's Follower is also a meaning of this name. Humility before God is an essential...

in the Hebrew Bible are indirect, and are limited to toponyms and theophoric names, which is presumed to indicate that she was not commonly worshiped...

also hypocoristic), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as Izzy for Isabel...

"Rahman" is not a family name but part of his theophoric personal name); instead it would be Mr. al-Ahmad, the latter being the family name. Therefore, it is...

of Pakistani names are derived from Arabic, Persian, and Turkic names. In Pakistan, as in other Muslim countries, the use of family names is not as prominent...

Ishtar and Girra. It is uncertain if the theonym Nanum attested in a theophoric name from Umma is a derivative of Nanna, while Nanni worshiped in Mari and...

biblical narrative, as in the case of Nabal, a foolish man whose name means "fool". Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations, or...

Yehoshua is a masculine given name related to Joshua. People named Yehoshua include: Gerónimo de Santa Fe (fl. 1550–1620), Spanish physician and religious...

A Persian name, or an Iranian name, consists of a given name (Persian: نام Nâm), sometimes more than one, and a surname (نام‌ خانوادگی). Since the Muslim...

A personal name, full name or prosoponym (from Ancient Greek prósōpon – person, and onoma –name) is the set of names by which an individual person or...

Eastern Slavic naming customs are the traditional way of identifying a person's family name, given name, and patronymic name in East Slavic cultures in...