Read Name Book, The: Over 10,000 Names--Their Meanings, Origins, and Spiritual Significance Online
Authors: Dorothy Astoria
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Your hands have made me and fashioned
me; give me understanding, that I may
learn Your commandments.
RUTHERFORD, Rutherforde
Language/Cultural Origin:
Scottish
Inherent Meaning:
From the Cattle Ford
Spiritual Connotation:
Vigilant
Scripture:
Proverbs 22:12
NKJV
The eyes of the
L
ORD
preserve knowledge, but He overthrows the words of the
faithless.
RUTLEDGE, Rutlege
Language/Cultural Origin:
Scandinavian
Inherent Meaning:
From the Red Land
Spiritual Connotation:
Loyal
Scripture:
Isaiah 38:3
NKJV
Remember now, O
L
ORD
, I pray, how I
have walked before You in truth and with
a loyal heart, and have done what is good
in Your sight.
RUZA, Runzena, Ruzenka, Ruzina,
Ruzsa
Language/Cultural Origin:
Czech
Inherent Meaning:
Rose
Spiritual Connotation:
Lovely
Scripture:
Isaiah 35:1
NKJV
The wilderness and the wasteland shall be
glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice
and blossom as the rose.
RYAN, Rhyan, Rhyne, Rian, Riann,
Ryann, Ryanne, Ryen, Ryne,
Ryon (see also
Rhian
)
Language/Cultural Origin:
Irish
Inherent Meaning:
Little Ruler
Spiritual Connotation:
Youthful Heart
Scripture:
Zechariah 8:5
NLT
And the streets of the city will be filled
with boys and girls at play.
S
SABA, Sabah, Sabbah (see also
Shaba
)
Language/Cultural Origin:
English
Inherent Meaning:
Oath of God
Spiritual Connotation:
Promise
Scripture:
Romans 11:27
NLT
And then I will keep my covenant with
them and take away their sins.
SABER, Sabre
Language/Cultural Origin:
French
Inherent Meaning:
Sword
Spiritual Connotation:
Spiritual Warrior
Scripture:
Ephesians 6:17
NKJV
And take the helmet of salvation, and
the sword of the Spirit, which is the word
of God.
SABINA, Sabinna, Sebina, Sebinah
Language/Cultural Origin:
Latin
Inherent Meaning:
Planter of Vines
Spiritual Connotation:
Spiritual Discernment
Scripture:
Philippians 1:9
NRSV
And this is my prayer, that your love
may overflow more and more with
knowledge and full insight.
SABIYA, Sabaya
Language/Cultural Origin:
Middle Eastern
Inherent Meaning:
Morning
Spiritual Connotation:
Lovely
Scripture:
Psalm 50:1
NRSV
The mighty one, God the
L
ORD
, speaks
and summons the earth from the rising of
the sun to its setting.
SABLE, Sabel
Language/Cultural Origin:
English
Inherent Meaning:
Sleek
Spiritual Connotation:
Prudent
Scripture:
Ephesians 5:16
NCV
Use every chance you have for doing
good, because these are evil times.
SABRA, Sabrah, Sabriya
Language/Cultural Origin:
Hebrew
Inherent Meaning:
Cactus
Spiritual Connotation:
Joyful
Scripture:
Isaiah 35:1
NKJV
The wilderness and the wasteland shall be
glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice
and blossom as the rose.
SABRINA, Sabreena, Sabrinna,
Sebrina, Zabreena, Zabrina
Language/Cultural Origin:
Latin
Inherent Meaning:
Boundary
Spiritual Connotation:
Protected, Guarded
Scripture:
Psalm 104:9
NCV
You set borders for the seas that they cannot
cross, so water will never cover the
earth again.
SADANNA, Sadana, Sadhana
Language/Cultural Origin:
Indo-Pakistani
Inherent Meaning:
Devotion
Spiritual Connotation:
Persistent
Scripture:
Psalm 119:97
NRSV
Oh, how I love your law! It is my meditation
all day long.
SADIE, Sáde, Sadé, Sadee, Saydee
Language/Cultural Origin:
English
Inherent Meaning:
Princess
Spiritual Connotation:
Beautiful
Scripture:
Psalm 45:13
NIV
All glorious is the princess within her
chamber; her gown is interwoven with
gold.
SADIYA, Sadeea, Sadia, Sadya
Language/Cultural Origin:
Middle Eastern
Inherent Meaning:
Fortunate
Spiritual Connotation:
Blessed
Scripture:
Isaiah 3:10
RSV
Tell the righteous that it shall be well with
them, for they shall eat the fruit of their
deeds.
SAFARI, Safáree, Safaria, Safarya
Language/Cultural Origin:
Swahili
Inherent Meaning:
Born While Traveling
Spiritual Connotation:
Promise
Scripture:
Jeremiah 31:8
NASB
And I will gather them from the remote
parts of the earth . . . The woman with
child and she who is in labor with child,
together; a great company, they will
return here.
SAFFORD, Saford
Language/Cultural Origin:
Middle English
Inherent Meaning:
From the Place of the
Willow-River Crossing
Spiritual Connotation:
Beloved
Scripture:
1 John 4:9
NCV
This is how God showed his love to us: He
sent his one and only Son into the world so
that we could have life through him.
SAFFRON, Saffrón
Language/Cultural Origin:
English
Inherent Meaning:
Flower
Spiritual Connotation:
Valuable Spice
Scripture:
Proverbs 4:9
NCV
[Wisdom] will be like flowers in your hair
and like a beautiful crown on your head.
SAGE, Saige
Language/Cultural Origin:
English
Inherent Meaning:
Wise
Spiritual Connotation:
Discerning
Scripture:
Proverbs 14:8
NRSV
It is the wisdom of the clever to understand
where they go, but the folly of fools
misleads.
SAHARA, Saharah
Language/Cultural Origin:
Middle Eastern
Inherent Meaning:
Wilderness
Spiritual Connotation:
Strengthened
Scripture:
Isaiah 32:16
NLT
Justice will rule in the wilderness and
righteousness in the fertile field.
SAKARI, Sakaree
Language/Cultural Origin:
Indo-Pakistani
Inherent Meaning:
Heart of Sweetness
Spiritual Connotation:
Forgiving
Scripture:
Job 42:10
NASB
And the
L
ORD
restored the fortunes
of Job when he prayed for his friends,
and the
L
ORD
increased all that Job had
twofold.
SAKURA, Sakhura
Language/Cultural Origin:
Japanese