indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical
Meaning & History
From a place name mentioned briefly in the New Testament, which may be the Greek form of Hebrew ay-yin "spring, natural fountain". The Gospel of John (3:23) identifies it as a place near Salem where John the Baptist performed baptisms.
It is occasionally, if rarely so, used as a given name.
It is occasionally, if rarely so, used as a given name.