Rhubarb's Personal Name List

From an Aramaic form of Yaakov. Akiva (or Akiba) ben Joseph was a prominent 1st-century Jewish rabbi.

Hebrew form of Abital, sometimes used as a masculine name in modern times.

Elul is the twelfth month of the Jewish civil year and the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar, usually coinciding with parts of August and September.

The meaning is uncertain: it could derive from the Akkadian Elūlu meaning "harvest" or the Aramaic root for "to search" or also from an acronym for the Hebrew phrase Ani L'dodi V'dodi Li that means "I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine".

Means "myrtle tree" in Hebrew.

Means "amber" in Hebrew.

Means "watchful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of King David's priest. As an English Christian given name, Ira began to be used after the Protestant Reformation. In the 17th century the Puritans brought it to America, where remained moderately common into the 20th century.

From the Hebrew name מַלְאָכִי (Mal'akhi) meaning "my messenger" or "my angel". This is one of the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament, the author of the Book of Malachi, which some claim foretells the coming of Christ. In England the name came into use after the Protestant Reformation.

Feminine form of Meir.

Means "dew drop" in Hebrew.

Possibly means "brook" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of a daughter of Saul. She was married to David, but after David fled from Saul he remarried her to someone else. Later, when David became king, he ordered her returned to him.

Judeo-Spanish and Judeo-Anglo-Norman variant of Miriam.

Diminutive of Raphael.

From an Old Testament place name possibly meaning "tranquil" in Hebrew. It is also used prophetically in the Old Testament to refer to a person, often understood to be the Messiah (see Genesis 49:10). This may in fact be a mistranslation.

This name was brought to public attention after actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt gave it to their daughter in 2006.

Hebrew form of Simeon (and Simon 1).

Means "singing" in Hebrew.

Means "honeycomb" and "honeysuckle" in Hebrew.

Hebrew form of John (and Johanan). This is a contracted form of the longer name יְהוֹחָנָן (Yehochanan).

Feminine form of Yosef.

Possibly a feminine form of Zelig.