Biblical German Submitted Names

These names appear in German versions of the Bible. See also about biblical names.

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

Abigajil f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Danish (Rare), Biblical Norwegian, Biblical German
Variant of Abigail used in the Norwegian translation of the Bible.

Abschalom m Biblical German
Variant of Absalom.

Ada f German, Biblical German, Croatian (Rare), Galician, Slovene, Polish, Kashubian, Hungarian, Spanish, Biblical Spanish
German, Croatian, Galician, Slovene, Hungarian, Polish, Kashubian and Spanish form of Adah.

Ahasveros m Biblical German
German form of Ahasueros as used in current bible translations.

Aja m Biblical German
Variation of Aiah.

Amarja m Biblical German
German form of Amariah.

Ana m Biblical, Biblical German
Variant of Anah used in some English Bibles, including the Douay-Rheims Bible (1582-1610), as well as German Bibles.

Apelles m Ancient Greek, Biblical, Biblical German
Borne by numerous historical figures, including the 4th-century BC Greek painter Apelles of Kos.

Asenat f Biblical Polish, Biblical German
Polish and modern German form of Asenath—older German bibles used Asenath.

Bascha m Biblical German
Form of Baasha in modern German bibles.

Bathschua f Biblical German
Form of the name Bathshua in the Schlachter bible translation.

Bat-Schua f Biblical German
Form of Bathshua in the Elberfelder and the Zürcher bible translations.

Batschua f Biblical German
German form of Bathshua

Benaja m Biblical German
German form of the Biblical name Benaiah.

Elischeba f Biblical German
German form of Elisheba.

Esra m Biblical German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese, Afrikaans
German, Afrikaans and Scandinavian form of Ezra.

Etan m Jewish, Biblical German, Biblical Swedish
Variant of Ethan used in the German and Swedish translation of the Bible. This name is borne by Israeli-American director Etan Cohen.

Gedalja m Biblical German
German form of Gedaliah.

Gerschon m Biblical German, German (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
German form of Gershon.

Hymenäus m Biblical German
German form of Hymenaeus.

Isai m Biblical German, Biblical Norwegian
Cognate of Jesse.

Jaasanja m Biblical German
Variation of Jaazaniah.

Jachzeel m Biblical German
German version of Jahzeel.

Jakobus m Afrikaans, Biblical German, Medieval German
Afrikaans and German form of Jacobus.

Jedida f German (Modern, Rare), Biblical German
German form of Jedidah.

Jerija m Biblical German
German form of Jeriah.

Jerusa f Biblical German, Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
German form of Jerusha occurring in older bible translations as well as the Portuguese form of this name occuring in some bible translations.

Jeruscha f German (Modern, Rare), Biblical German
German form of the biblical name Jerusha.

Jesaja m Biblical, Swedish (Rare), Dutch, Biblical German, Afrikaans
Dutch, German, and Swedish form of Isaiah.

Jiska f Biblical Danish, Biblical Dutch, Biblical German, German (Rare), Biblical Finnish
Form of Iscah used in the Dutch, Danish, Finnish and German translations of the Bible.

Joas m Dutch, Biblical German
Dutch form and older German form of Joash, in recent German bible translations now replaced with Joasch.

Joasch m Biblical German
German form of Joash.

Jojachin m Biblical Dutch, Biblical German
Dutch and German form of Jehoiachin.

Jojakim m Biblical Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Biblical German, Biblical Norwegian, Biblical Polish, Biblical Swedish
Dutch, German, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish form of Jehoiakim. This name is not used in Norway or Sweden, but it appears in the Swedish and Norwegian translations of the Bible.

Jorim m Biblical German
Mentioned in Luke 3:29 meaning "he that exalts the Lord".

Joscheba f Biblical German, German (Swiss, Modern, Rare)
Current German form of the Biblical name Jehosheba.

Joseba f German (Rare), Biblical German (Archaic)
German form of the Biblical name Jehosheba used in the Luther Bible before 1984.

Kaiphas m Biblical German
Variation of Caiaphas.

Kehath m Biblical, Biblical German, Biblical Dutch
Form of Kohath used in some translations of the Old Testament.

Ketura f Biblical German, Biblical Dutch, Biblical Finnish, Biblical Polish, Biblical French, French (Modern, Rare), Flemish (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese)
French, German, Finnish, Polish and Dutch form of Keturah.

Maleachi m Biblical German, German (Rare)
German form of Malachi.

Malkischua m Biblical German
German form of Malchi-shua.

Misael m Biblical, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Biblical Spanish, Biblical Portuguese, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Biblical German (Archaic)
Form of Mishael used in the Old Testament in various languages.

Mischaël m Biblical German
Form of Mishael in modern German bibles.

Nerija m Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical German
German transcription as well as the German form of Neriah

Netanja m & f Biblical German, German (Rare)
Form of Nethaniah used in modern German bibles. The name is masculine in the Bible, but sometimes used for girls.

Orpa f Biblical German, Biblical Dutch, Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans
German, Dutch and Afrikaans form of Orpah.

Schafan m Biblical German
Variation of Shaphan used in the german bible translations.

Schamir m Biblical German
German transcription of the Biblical name Shamir.... [more]

Schebuel m Biblical German
German form of Shebuel

Schubaël m Biblical German
German form of Shubael.

Schubael m Biblical German (Rare)
Variant form of Schubaël.

Seraja m Biblical German
Variation of Seraiah.

Serubbabel m Biblical German, Biblical Swedish, Biblical Finnish
Variant of Zerubbabel.

Tanhumet m Biblical German
Variation of Tanhumeth.

Waschti f Biblical German
German form of Vashti.

Zebedäus m Biblical German
German form of Zebedaios.

Zefanja m Biblical German
German form of Zephaniah.

Zilla f Yiddish, German (Rare), Biblical German
German form of Zillah.

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