Names that go with Jericho & Canaan
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Names that go with Jericho & Canaan
| Sat, 10-23-2004 - 3:49pm |
I am expecting my third child next year and am looking for suggestions for boy names that will coincide with my two sons: Jericho Scott & Canaan Bradley. Any ideas? I would love to hear your suggestions.
Thanks!
Kynda

Caleb Jeffrey
Eli Jason
Elijah Steven
Abraham Eric
Abram Richard
Micah William
Noah Justin
Jonah Cameron
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ABILENE f
Usage: Biblical
Pronounced: a-bi-LEE-ne
From a biblical place name which possibly meant "grass" in Hebrew.
BETHANY f
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: BETH-a-nee
Means "house of figs" in Hebrew, from a biblical place name. In the New Testament Bethany was the town where Lazarus lived.
BEULAH f
Usage: Biblical, English
Pronounced: BYOO-la
Means "married" in Hebrew. The name is used in the Old Testament to refer to the land of Israel (Isaiah 62:4).
EDEN f
Usage: Biblical, English
Pronounced: EE-den
Means "place of pleasure" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament the Garden of Eden was the place where the first people, Adam and Eve, lived before they were expelled
GILAD m
Usage: Jewish, Biblical
From an Old Testament place name meaning "monument of stones" in Hebrew. This was a mountainous region east of the Jordan river.
HAVILAH f,m
Usage: Biblical
Pronounced: HAV-i-la
Means "stretch of sand" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is both a place name and a masculine personal name..
ISRAEL m
Usage: Biblical, Jewish
Pronounced: IZ-ray-el
From the Hebrew name Yisra'el meaning "God contended". In the Old Testament Israel (who was formerly named Jacob; see Genesis 32:28) wrestled with an angel. The ancient and modern states of Israel took their names from him.
ITHAMAR m
Usage: Biblical, Jewish
Means "palm island" in Hebrew. This is the name of a son of Aaron in the Old Testament.
IVAH f
Usage: Biblical
From the name of a district of Babylon, mentioned in the Old Testament
JORDAN m,f
Usage: English, German, Biblical
Pronounced: JOR-dan
From the name of a river flowing between the countries of Jordan and Israel. The river's name in Hebrew is Yarden, and it is derived from yarad meaning "descend" or "flow down". John the Baptist baptized Jesus Christ in its waters, and it was adopted as a personal name after crusaders brought back water from the river to baptize their children.
JUDAH m
Usage: Biblical, English
Pronounced: JOO-da
From the Hebrew name Yehudah which meant "praised". Judah was one of the twelve sons of Jacob and the ancestor of the tribe of Judah in the Old Testament. This tribe led the Exodus from Egypt and eventually formed the kingdom of Judah in the south of Israel. King David and Jesus were descendents of Judah.
LYDIA f
Usage: English, German, Biblical
Pronounced: LID-ee-a
Means "of Lydia" in Greek. Lydia was a region on the west coast of Asia Minor. In the New Testament this is the name of a woman converted by Saint Paul.
MAGDALENE f
Usage: German, English, Biblical
Pronounced: MAG-da-len, MAG-da-leen
From a title which meant "of Magdala". Mary Magdalene, a character in the New Testament, was named thus because she was from Magdala - a village on the sea of Galilee whose name meant "tower" in Hebrew. She was cleaned of evil spirits by Jesus and then remained with him during his ministry, witnessing the crucifixion and the resurrection.
MORIAH f
Usage: Biblical, English
Pronounced: mo-RIE-a
Possibly means "seen by YAHWEH" in Hebrew. This is a place name in the Old Testament, both the land where Abraham was to sacrifice Isaac and the mountain upon which Solomon built the temple. They may be the same place. It is sometimes used as a feminine given name.
PHILADELPHIA f
Usage: Biblical
Pronounced: fil-a-DEL-fee-a
From the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament. The name of the city meant "brotherly love" from Greek philein "to love" and adelphos "brother". It is also the name of a city in the United States.
SELA f
Usage: Biblical
Pronounced: SEE-la
Means "rock" in Hebrew. This is the name of a city, the capital of Edom, in the Old Testament.
SHARON f,m
Usage: English, Biblical
Pronounced: SHER-un
From an Old Testament place name meaning "plain" in Hebrew, referring to a fertile plain near the coast of Israel. This is also the name of a type of flowering shrub, the rose of Sharon.
SHEBA m
Usage: Biblical
Pronounced: SHEE-ba
Means "oath" in Hebrew. This is the name of several characters in the Old Testament. Also in the Bible this is a place name, referring to a region in Ethiopia. The queen of Sheba visited Solomon after hearing of his wisdom.
TEMAN m
Usage: Biblical
Pronounced: TEE-man
Means "right hand" or "south" in Hebrew. This is both a personal name and a place name in the Old Testament.
TIRZAH f
Usage: Biblical
Pronounced: TUR-za
Means "favourable" in Hebrew. Tirzah is one of the daughters of Zelophehad in the Old Testament. It also occurs in the Old Testament as a place name, the early residence of the kings of the northern kingdom.
http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/bibl2.html
also they aren't mentioned on the above site..but Salem (short for Jerusalem), Zion, Samaria...
How about Judah (another Biblical place name)? Or, some other less common Biblical boys' names:
Asa
Asher
Ezra (one of my favorites)
Micah
Cyrus
Ezekiel
Gideon
Javan
Levi
Phineas (favorite!)
Silas
Simeon
Solomon
Let us know when you've narrowed it down!
Thought of another one that fits with your others: Shiloh