Early Jewish Submitted Names

Avtalyon אַבְטַלְיוֹן m Early Jewish
The name of a Pharisaic Av-Beit-Din (vice-president) of the Sanhedrin, second to Shemaya, during the 1st century BC.

Ayalta f Early Jewish, Ancient Aramaic
Aramaic form of Ayala

Babatha f Ancient Aramaic, Early Jewish
Babatha is the name of a Jewish woman who owned land near Petra (modern Jordan) and En-Gedi (modern Israel) in the 2nd century AD. Because her personal documents were preserved, much of her personal life is known today.

Belluls f Early Jewish, Late Roman (Rare)
From the Latin bellule (pretty, nice, well-formed), this is found in a Jewish catacomb in Rome as the name of a woman. It is possibly the precursor to such names as the Sephardic Bela and the Yiddish Shayna

Bruria בְּרוּרְיָה f Hebrew, Early Jewish
Allegedly means "pure" in Aramaic. This was the name of a 2nd-century female scholar; she was the wife of Rabbi Meir, one of Rabbi Akiva's disciples. It was also borne by Israeli theoretical physicist Bruria Kaufman (1918-2010).

Imma אמא f Ancient Aramaic, Early Jewish
Means "mother" in Aramaic and Modern Hebrew. This was the 9th or 10th most common name for Jewish women living in Palestine in late antiquity.

Lulianos m Early Jewish (Archaic), Turkish (Archaic), Ancient Greek
Lulianos and Paphos were two wealthy Jewish brothers who lived in Laodicea on the Lycus in Anatolia in the second century CE and who suffered martyrdom at the hands of the Roman legate.

Maecia f Ancient Roman, Early Jewish

Mibtahiah f Early Jewish
The name of an early Jewish businesswoman and banker, the daughter of Mahseiah. She is one of the first Jewish women to be mentioned outside of the Bible.

Nebedeus נדבאי m Early Jewish
Latinized form of the Greek form of Hebrew נדבאי (Nadvay). Nebedeus was the father of Ananias, the Jewish high priest from about 47 to 59 AD. Ananias is mentioned in both Acts 23 and the writings of Josephus, but only Josephus mentions the name of his father, Nebedeus.

Paphos m Early Jewish (Archaic), Turkish (Archaic), Ancient Greek
Lulianos and Paphos were two wealthy Jewish brothers who lived in Laodicea on the Lycus in Anatolia in the second century CE and who suffered martyrdom at the hands of the Roman legate.

Sabbatia f Late Roman, Early Jewish
Feminine form of Sabbatius.

Sabbatius m Late Roman, History (Ecclesiastical), Early Jewish
Latinized form of Sabbatios. This is the name of several saints, including Saint Sabbatius of Solovki (15th century AD). This was also one of the middle names of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian the Great (6th century AD).

Salutia f Early Jewish, Late Roman (Rare)
female form of Salutius found in the Jewish catacombs of Rome... [more]

Salutius m Late Roman (Rare), Early Jewish
this name was found in the Jewish catacombs of Rome, it appears to be used almost exclusively by Roman Jews except for one well-recorded case... [more]

Yalta f Early Jewish
A short form of Ayalta an Aramaic variant of Ayala (Do not confuse with Yaltah)... [more]