Comments on: Jacob

By: kelsy

kelsy — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:36:18 +0000

could you find the christian meaning of Kelsy and Kenna and the scripters to match it thanks

By: bookworm

bookworm — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:42:51 +0000

Jacob R. T. – Interesting! After a brief search online, there seems to be some support of your comments. Definitely worth including on this page via your comment. As I have further confirmation, I may edit the main article itself with this info. Thank you for sharing this with us, JRT!

By: Jacob Richard Tennesen

Jacob Richard Tennesen — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:02:50 +0000

Technically, this is correct, “There are two people in the Bible with the name Jacob…” — but you might know that all of the men in the New Testament named “James” were actually Jacob (Jakobbos in the original). They became “James,” due to the King by that name (obviously, “James” is not of Biblical origin, but came later) — and modern translators haven’t disturbed this particular aberration through the years.

By: bookworm

bookworm — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:11:43 +0000

Amy, the name “Amy” is not in the bible, as far as I can tell. I haven’t found it in any obvious form in Hebrew or Greek.

The name seems to be of Latin origin, and means “beloved”.

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 21:48:15 +0000

I am looking for the Biblical meaning of a female name of Amy (could be spelled different).

By: bookworm

bookworm — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:19:35 +0000

Kim, we’ve added a section at the bottom of the article above: “Additional Considerations about the Meanings of the Name Jacob”. It is our hope that this additional study about the Hebrew word meanings will assist you in your decision making. What a blessing a child is! Whatever you decide, may many blessings be yours and great protection and favor and grace be upon you and your new baby!

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:25:13 +0000

Hello,
Could you please share your thoughts on naming our son Jacob? We love the name, but can’t wrestle through the ‘deceiver’ implication, but then have verses like Psalm 135:4 that have a beautiful reference – “For the Lord has chosen Jacob to be his own, Israel to be his treasured possession.”

Our other son is a Jonathan, so it’s kind of hard to compare biblical stories. But after three weeks, our extended family is threatening to pick for us =D so we’d love to close the book on this Jacob dilemma one way or another. Any input you might have would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you ~ Kim

By: bookworm

bookworm — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:57:09 +0000

Kaye, your name isn’t in the Bible as a biblical name. There is some question about the origin of the name “Kaye”. As a girl’s first name, it likely means “pure” (rooted in the meaning of the longer name Catherine).

Hope this helps!

By: kaye (girl)

kaye (girl) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:30:04 +0000

would like to know the meaning of my name. many thanks

By: bookworm

bookworm — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 04:26:16 +0000

Thank you for your question! Roxanne is not a biblical name, so there are no scriptural stories with it.

The origin of the name is Persian or Greek, and it means “star”, “bright” or “dawn”.