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The name Jesus (Yeshua) appears to have been in use in the Land of Israel at the time of the birth of Jesus. [2] [19] Moreover, Philo's reference in Mutatione Nominum item 121 to Joshua (Ἰησοῦς) meaning salvation (σωτηρία) of the Lord indicates that the etymology of Joshua was known outside Israel. [20]
Name. A name is a term used for identification by an external observer. They can identify a class or category of things, or a single thing, either uniquely, or within a given context. The entity identified by a name is called its referent. A personal name identifies, not necessarily uniquely, a specific individual human.
Meaning. "Beloved, famed, loved" or "uncle" [ 1] Region of origin. Eretz Israel. David is a common masculine given name. It is of Hebrew origin, and its popularity derives from King David, a figure of central importance in the Hebrew Bible and in the religious traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam .
John (/ ˈ dʒ ɒ n / JON) is a common male name in the English language ultimately of Hebrew origin. The English form is from Middle English Ion, Ihon, Jon, Jan (mid-12c.), itself from Old French Jan, Jean, Jehan (Modern French Jean), [2] from Medieval Latin Johannes, altered form of Late Latin Ioannes, [2] or the Middle English personal name is directly from Medieval Latin, [3] which is from ...
Dmitry. Dmitri ( Russian: Дми́трий ); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri ( Дими́трий ); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( Дьмитр (ии) or Дъмитръ) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Greek Demetrios (Δημήτριος Dēmētrios [ðiˈmitrios] ).
Sasa. Seira. Sairah. Sally. Sarahis a common feminine given name of Hebreworigin. [2][3][4]It derives its popularity from the biblical matriarch Sarah, the wife of Abrahamand a major figure in the Abrahamic religions. It is a consistently popular given name across Europe, North America,[1]and the Middle East— being commonly used as a female ...
Luke / ˈluːk / is a male given name, and less commonly, a surname . The name Luke is the English form and the diminutive of the Latin name Lucas . Although the name is attested in ancient inscriptions, the best known historical use of the name is in the New Testament. The Gospel of Luke was written around 70 to 90 AD (the exact years are ...
Linguistics. Etymology ( / ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi /, ET-im-OL-ə-jee[ 1]) is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes. [ 2][ 3] It is a subfield of historical linguistics, philology, and semiotics, and draws upon comparative semantics, morphology ...