Jadon
Name pronunciation: JAY-dun, JAH-DUN / YAH-dun
Origin of name: Hebrew
Meaning of name: Thankful; a judge; one judged by God; “God has heard”
The Story Behind This Biblical Christian Baby Name
There is one very brief mention of this name in the book of Nehemiah. A man named Jadon from a place called Merenoth helped to rebuild the walls [...]
Samson
Pronunciation: SAM-son
Origin of name: Hebrew
Meaning of name: Solar, like the sun
The Story Behind This Baby Name
Only one man in the Bible is mentioned by the name Samson. Appropriate, for such a singular man. He is the “Superman” of many children’s Bible stories, known for his God-given great strength. He is also something of a flawed [...]
Ethan
Pronunciation: EE-than
Origin of name: Hebrew
Meaning of name: Enduring, strong
The Story Behind This Baby Name
Ethan was the name of several minor Old Testament Israelite characters briefly mentioned in various genealogies:
a great-grandson of Jacob, grandson of Judah, father of Azariah
a Kohathite descendant of Levi
a Merarite son of Kushaiah, descendant of Levi
The most notable of the brief mentions [...]
Daniel
Pronunciation: DAN-yul, DA-nee-el
Origin of name: Hebrew
Meaning of name: God is my judge
The Story Behind This Baby Name
There are two or three men named Daniel in the Bible. King David and his wife Abigail (see the Christian Meaning of Names for Abigail) had a son named Daniel. Nehemiah, the leader of Jerusalem’s wall-rebuilding, had a co-worker [...]
