Mormon Origin Names

This is a list of names in which the origin is Mormon.
gender
usage
origin
Alma 3 m Mormon
Meaning unknown. According to the Book of Mormon, this was the name of two prophets, father and son. Alma the Elder was a corrupt priest who repented after meeting the prophet Abinadi. Alma the Younger rebelled against the church, but repented and become a missionary and prophet.
Lehi m Mormon
From an Old Testament place name meaning "jawbone" in Hebrew, so called because it was the site where the hero Samson defeated 1,000 warriors using only the jawbone of a donkey as a weapon. It is also used in the Book of Mormon as the name of a prophet who travels out of Jerusalem and settles in the Americas.
Nephi m Mormon
Meaning unknown. This name is used in the Book of Mormon as the name of a prophet, the son of Lehi and Sariah. He was supposedly the founder of the Nephite people in the Americas.