Biblical French Submitted Names

These names appear in French 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.

Abdenago m Biblical Greek, Biblical French, Biblical Italian
Greek form of Abednego, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.

Absolon m Biblical French, Hungarian
French and Hungarian form of Absalom.

Achaïque m Biblical French
French form of Achaikos via Achaicus.

Aggée m History (Ecclesiastical), Biblical French
French form of Haggai.

Alphée m Biblical French
French form of Alphaeus.

Archélaüs m Greek Mythology (Gallicized), Biblical French
French form of Archelaus.

Archippe m Biblical French
French form of Archippos via its latinized form Archippus.

Bartimée m Biblical French, French (Rare)
French form of Bartimaeus.

Batchéba f Biblical French
This form of Bathsheba is used in the Nouvelle Français courant (NFC) translation of the Bible. Batcheba Louis is a Haitian soccer player.

Bélo m & f Biblical French, Portuguese (African)

Caïn m Biblical French
French form of Cain.

Céphas m French, Biblical French
French form of Cephas.

Cléophas m French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Archaic), Biblical French
French form of Cleophas.

Crescent m History (Ecclesiastical), Biblical Romanian, Biblical French, French (Rare), English (Rare)
French and Romanian form and English variant of Crescens. In the English-speaking world, it is now considered a nature name referring to the phase of the moon, derived from Old French creissant, ultimately from Latin crescere "come forth, spring up, grow, thrive".... [more]

Cresentia f Biblical French (Latinized, Modern)
This feminine name has Old French and Latin roots, as well as Swiss origins, and comes from the name Crescent or Cresentius. Translating to "increasing" or... [more]

Drusienne f Biblical French
French form of Drusiana.

Épaphrodite m Biblical French
French form of Epaphroditus.

Éraste m Biblical French
French form of Erastus.

Ésaü m Biblical French
French form of Esau.

Évodie f Biblical French, French (Rare), French (African), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Euodia via its latinized form Evodia.

Ézéchias m French, Biblical French
French form of Hezekiah via it's Latinized form Ezechias.

Galaad m Biblical French

Gomère m Biblical French
French form of Gomer.

Hénoch m Biblical French
French form of Enoch.

Hérodiade f Biblical French
Variant of Hérodias.

Hérodias f Biblical French
French form of Herodias.

Hérodion m French, Biblical French, History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Herodion.

Hyménée m Biblical French
French form of Hymenaeus.

Isaï m Biblical French, French, French (Belgian, Rare), Judeo-French
French form of Jesse.

Jaïr m French (Modern, Rare), Biblical French, Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese), Dutch (Antillean), Biblical Dutch
French and Dutch form of Jair.

Jephté m French (African), Biblical French
French form of Jephthah.

Jésus m Biblical French, French, Theology
French form of Jesus.

Jisca f Biblical Swedish, Biblical French
Cognate of Iscah used in French and some Swedish translations of the Bible.

Joachaz m Biblical Latin, Biblical, Biblical French, Biblical Polish
French, Polish, and Latin form and variant of Jehoahaz.

Joiaqim m Biblical French
French form of Jehoiakim.

Jossué m Biblical French
Variant of Josué used in some translations of the Bible.

Junie f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Biblical French
French form of Junia.

Kénan m Biblical French
French form of Kenan 1.

Kenter m Biblical French

Kéren-Happuc f Biblical French
French form of Keren-Happuch.

Ketourah f Biblical French
French form of Keturah.

Ketsia f Biblical French, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Rare)
French variant of Kezia.

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.

Léviathan m Biblical French
French form of Leviathan.

Loïs f Biblical French, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern)
French form of Lois 1.

Malachie m Biblical French
French form of Malachi.

Manassé m Biblical French, Biblical Hungarian
French and Hungarian form of Manasseh.

Manoa m French, Biblical French
French from Manoah.

Melchisédech m French (Rare, Archaic), Biblical French
French form of Melchizedek. This name was borne by French author Melchisédech Thévenot (c. 1620 - 1692)

Misaël m Biblical French, French (Rare)
French form of Mishael.

Néhémie m & f Biblical French, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
French form of Nehemiah. While this is originally a masculine name, it has also been used as a feminine name in recent years.

Nephtali m Biblical French, French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Naphtali.

Ochozias m Biblical Latin, Ancient Hebrew (Latinized), Biblical French
French and Latinized form of Ahaziah via it's Hellenized form Okhozias.

Osée m French (Archaic), French (African), Biblical French
French form of Hosea.

Parménas m Biblical French
French form of Parmenas.

Phinées m Biblical French
French form of Phineas.

Ponce m Biblical French
French form of Pontius.

Prochore m Biblical French
French form of Prochorus.

Saraï f Biblical French, French (Modern, Rare)
French form of Sarai.

Saül m Catalan, French (Rare), Biblical French
Catalan and French form of Saul.

Sédécias m Biblical French
French form of Tzidqiyyahu (see Zedekiah) via its latinized form Sedecias.

Siloé f & m Portuguese (Brazilian), French (Modern, Rare), Biblical French, Biblical Portuguese, Biblical Spanish
Derived from Siloé, which is the French, Portuguese and Spanish form of Siloam, the name of a spring mentioned in the New Testament which was the site of one of the miracles of Jesus: healing the man blind from birth.

Siméon m French, French (Belgian), Biblical French
French form of Simeon.

Tobie m French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare), Biblical French
French form of Tobias.

Tryphose f Biblical French
French form of Tryphosa.

Urie m Biblical French, Biblical Romanian
French and Romanian form of 'Uriyah (see Uriah) via its latinized form Urias.

Varie f & m Biblical French, Egyptian Mythology

Yaël f Biblical French, French, French (Belgian), Flemish, Dutch
French form of Yael.

Yahvé m Theology (Hispanicized), Biblical Spanish, Theology (Gallicized), Biblical French
Spanish and French form of Yahweh.

Yokébed f Biblical French
French form of Jochebed.

Zachée m Biblical French
French form of Zacchaeus.

Zébédée m Biblical French
French form of Zebedee.

Zorobabel m Biblical Greek, Biblical Portuguese, Biblical French, Biblical Spanish
Greek form of Zerubbabel.

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