Christian Boys Names

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A
Aaron - Big Mountain mentioned in Bible, The brother of Mosses was named Aaron
Abel – The second son of Adam and Eve who was murdered by his brother Cain
Abharam – Man of faith, the 1st biblical patriarch
Abigail - Father's joy
Adam – The 1st man in the earth according to bible
Albert – Admirable, Noble, many Saints were named Albert
Alexander - The unbeatable man. Also this name is shortened as Alex
Alfred – Wise
Amos – Hebrew name used for one prophet in the Old TestamentAndrew - Manly, courageous, one of the twelve apostles
Anthony / Antony – Uncertain, St. Anthony is considered as the father of Christian monasticism


B
Baldwin ­– Bold friend
Barnabas – Son of comfort, one of the companions of St. Pauls was named Barnabas.
Bartholomew - Hill, Bartholomew was one of the 12 apostles of Jesus
Basil – Royal
Benedict – Blesses by God. Many saints use this name.
Benjamin – Son of south, youngest son of Jacob, Also this name is shortened as Ben
Bernard – Brave like Bear. Many saints use this name
Bethany - The house of poverty

C
Caleb - The devoted one
Charles – Free man, Many saints have got this name
Christian – Follower of Christ
Chrostopher – The person who hold Christ’s faith
Clement – MercifulCornelious – The person who was converted as a Christian by St. Peter
D
Damien – was a missinary
Daniel - God is my judge, a prophet
David - The beloved, the famous Israel king mentioned in the Bible,
Dennis – Many saints hold this name
Dinah – A biblical name means judgment
Dominic – Belongs to God. Many saints have got this mane.
Donald – Master of Earth.

E
Ethan - Strong, , a grandson of Jacob
Ezra – A biblical name means helper

G
Gabriel - God is my strength
Gideon - The warrior

H
Hiram - Exalted.

I
Isaac - Laughter, the son of Abraham, the 2nd biblical Patriarch

J
Jacob - Held by the heel, the 3rd biblical Patriarch
Joel - Jehovah is God. Was a prophet
Jonah - Dove
Joseph - God shall add. The father of Jesus
Joshua - God is salvation. One of the leader, who led the Israelies to the Promised Land Caanan.

K
Keturah - Fragrant

L
Leah - The light of the sun
Lois - Agreeable
Luke - Companion of Paul one of the Apostles, means man of Lucania.

M
Mark - The God of war. one of the four Evangelists
Mathew - The gift of God. One of the twelve apostles
Michael - Like the Lord.

N
Nathan - The gift of God. A prophet
Noah - Peace, the patriarch who built a ship as per God’s word (Noah's Ark), which helped him to survive from flood with his family and animals and birds of every species Ref: Gen. 5–9.

P
Paul – Small, an apostle
Peter - A stone or rock, an apostle. Philip - Lover of horses, an apostle.

R
Reuben - Behold a son. One of Jacobs’s sons

S
Samson – Like the Sun, a strong brave man, who fighted against Israel enimies
Samuel - A judge and prophet from Israel means “God’s name”
Seth - The appointed one, One of the son of Adam and Eve.
Simon - The original name of the apostle Peter
Stephen – Crown, who was a Saint

T
Tim - Honoured by God Timothy - Honouring God, was a companion of the apostle Paul

U
Uriah – God is Light, An army officer in David’s army and also the husband of Bathsheba. Ref: 2nd Sam 11

Z
Zacharias - Remembered by the Lord


Many Christian names have got changed to its Malayalam versions which are not used by new generation. Below mentioned are some of them

Abraham - Avira, Avaran, Avarachan
Alexander - Chandy
Cyriac - Kurian
Cyril - Korula, Kuruvilla
David - Tharian, Thavu, Daavid
Dominic - Dummini
Emmanuel - Maani
Francis - Pranji, Pranju, Porinju
George - Varghese, Varkey, Vakkachan, Vareethu, Geevarghese
Ignatius - Inasu
Issac - Ittack, Itty Isahaq issahak
James - yacob
Jacob - Chacko, Yakob, Chakochan
John - Yohannan, Ulahannan, Lonan, Lonappan, Ninan, Yonachan
Joseph - Yesoph, Ouseph, Outha, Ipe, Ittoop, Kunjeppu, Joppan
Joel - yovel
Jonah - yona
Joshua - Koshy, Eenashu, Easow
Jude - yuda
Luke - Lukose
Mathew - Mathew, Mathai, Mathan, Mathu, Mathulla
Mark - Markose
Paul - Paulose, Paili, Pailo
Peter - Pathrose, Pathappan
Philip - Philipose, Peeli, Pothan
Sebastian - Devasy, Devasia, Devasianos
Stephen - Eapen, Esthappan, Punnoose, Uthup
Samuel - Shamuel
Thomas - Thomma, Thampan, Mamman, Oommen
Timothy - Thimothyos
Titus - Theethose
Zachariah - Cheriyan, Kuncheria, Karia, Scaria