Name Book, The: Over 10,000 Names--Their Meanings, Origins, and Spiritual Significance (125 page)
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The
L
ORD
your God will bless you in all
your produce and in all the work of your
hands, so that you surely rejoice.
NADIM, Nadeem, Nadím
Language/Cultural Origin:
Middle Eastern
Inherent Meaning:
Friend
Spiritual Connotation:
Friend of God
Scripture:
Luke 12:8
TLB
I, the Messiah, will publicly honor you
in the presence of God’s angels if you
publicly acknowledge me here on earth as
your Friend.
NADINE, Nadean, Nadeen
Language/Cultural Origin:
French
Inherent Meaning:
Hope
Spiritual Connotation:
Spiritual Potential
Scripture:
Psalm 18:28
TLB
You have turned on my light! The Lord my
God has made my darkness turn to light.
NAIDA, Nayda
Language/Cultural Origin:
Greek
Inherent Meaning:
Water Nymph
Spiritual Connotation:
Gifted
Scripture:
Psalm 90:17
NRSV
Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon
us, and prosper for us the work of our
hands—O prosper the work of our hands!
NAJILA, Naiyila, Najah
Language/Cultural Origin:
Middle Eastern
Inherent Meaning:
Has Beautiful Eyes
Spiritual Connotation:
Anointed
Scripture:
1 Samuel 16:12
NASB
Now he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes
and a handsome appearance. And the
L
ORD
said, “Arise, anoint him; for this
is he.”
NAKITA, see
Nikita
NALANI, Nalanee
Language/Cultural Origin:
Hawaiian
Inherent Meaning:
Calm as the Heavens
Spiritual Connotation:
Discerning
Scripture:
Isaiah 55:9
RSV
For as the heavens are higher than the
earth, so are my ways higher than your
ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
NANCY, Nan, Nana, Nancee, Nanci,
Nancie, Nanette, Nanna
Language/Cultural Origin:
English
Inherent Meaning:
Grace
Spiritual Connotation:
Gracious
Scripture:
Psalm 145:9
NRSV
The
L
ORD
is good to all, and his compassion
is over all that he has made.
NANI, Nanie
Language/Cultural Origin:
Hawaiian
Inherent Meaning:
Beautiful
Spiritual Connotation:
Lovely
Scripture:
Romans 10:15
NRSV
How beautiful are the feet of those who
bring good news!
NAOMI, Naomie, Neomi
Language/Cultural Origin:
Hebrew
Inherent Meaning:
Delightful Renewal
Spiritual Connotation:
Trusting
Scripture:
Psalm 52:8
NKJV
But I am like a green olive tree in the
house of God; I trust in the mercy of
God forever and ever.
NAPHTALI, Naftali, Naftalie,
Language/Cultural Origin:
Hebrew
Inherent Meaning:
Struggle
Spiritual Connotation:
Seeker of Truth
Scripture:
Genesis 32:24
NASB
Then Jacob was left alone, and a man
wrestled with him until daybreak.
NAPOLEON, Nap, Napoléon
Language/Cultural Origin:
Greek
Inherent Meaning:
Lion of the Woodland
Spiritual Connotation:
Bold
Scripture:
Proverbs 28:1
NKJV
The wicked flee when no one pursues,
but the righteous are bold as a lion.
Language/Cultural Origin:
Japanese
Inherent Meaning:
Oak
Spiritual Connotation:
Holy
Scripture:
Joshua 24:26
NKJV
Then Joshua wrote these words in the
Book of the Law of God. And he took a
large stone, and set it up there under the
oak that was by the sanctuary of the
L
ORD
.
Language/Cultural Origin:
Hebrew
Inherent Meaning:
Young Woman
Spiritual Connotation:
Respectful
Scripture:
1 Timothy 5:2
NLT
Treat the older women as you would your
mother, and treat the younger women
with all purity as your own sisters.
NARI, Naree
Language/Cultural Origin:
Japanese
Inherent Meaning:
Thunder
Spiritual Connotation:
Attentive
Scripture:
Job 37:2
NCV
Listen! Listen to the thunder of God’s
voice and to the rumbling that comes
from his mouth.
NARIKO, Nareeko
Language/Cultural Origin:
Japanese
Inherent Meaning:
Humble Child
Spiritual Connotation:
Righteous
Scripture:
Proverbs 23:24
NRSV
The father of the righteous will greatly
rejoice; he who begets a wise son will be
glad in him.
NASSER, Nassar, Nassor
Language/Cultural Origin:
Middle Eastern
Inherent Meaning:
Victorious
Spiritual Connotation:
Delivered
Scripture:
Psalm 60:5
NRSV
Give victory with your right hand, and
answer us, so that those whom you love
may be rescued.
NATALIE, Natalea, Natalee, Natali,
Natalia, Nataliana, Natalina,
Natallia, Natalya, Nattalie
Language/Cultural Origin:
Latin
Inherent Meaning:
Christmas Child
Spiritual Connotation:
God’s Gift of Joy
Scripture:
Psalm 9:2
NKJV
I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will
sing praise to Your name, O Most High.