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Prophet baby names and what they mean, for prophet, messenger, oracle, with 49 results. Usage of these boy names reached its most widespread in 2010 (ADOPTION OF 7.9%) and is almost as conventional today (ADOPTION 7%, 12%), but with names such as Daniel becoming less stylish. The most fashionable boy names in this list are Apollo (#517), Ezekiel (#87), Ezra (#59), Malachi (#155) and Muhammad (#345), while Hussan (TOP 75%) and Hasson (6%) are conventional surnames. Here is the list of Prophet names for girls.

Prophet names

Ahmed - Evan | Ezekiel - Nehemiah | Nuncio - Zephaniah

Ahmed - Evan

Ahmed

Ahmed
.. names of the prophet Muhammad, and .. Ahmed, Amed (cf. Alred, Ahamed) are popular -ed suffix surnames. [Amed, Amahd, Amad, Ahmad, Achmed, .. 5 more]

Ali

Ali
.. name of the Prophet Muhammad's cousin .. Usage of Ali and Alia as children's names in 2018 was up 66.2% compared to 2008. [Alia]

Amos

Amos
The prophet (eighth century BC) who .. Adoption of Am and forms was elevated 138 years ago and is now lower, with Amos falling out of fashion. [Amoss, Am]

Angel

Angel
Derived fr. Greek. "Messenger; messenger of God." Angel and variants became more trendy in 2018, gaining on average +1 ranking as birth names with Angelo leading the upswing. .. God to men as His messengers .. [Onnjelo, Ohnjel, Ohngel, Angell, Andjelko, .. 13 more]

Apollo

Apollo
.. through the famous oracle at Delphi .. Adoption of Apollo, Apollos, etc. as baby names in 2018 was up 5.6% compared to 2017. [Apolo, .. 2 more]

Baptist
.. The Christian prophet John the Baptist .. Baptist, Battiste, etc. were not Top birth names in 2018. [Bautista, Battiste, .. 3 more]

Bedell
Stems fr. Old French element. "Messenger." Beadell (TOP 72%), Bendell (39%) are conventional surnames. A somewhat unusual surname. [Bedall]

Benjamin

Benjamin
.. pediatrician and oracle Benjamin Spock; British .. Benjamin, Ben, Benji and Benny were among 2018's Top names. [Yemin, Yamino, Veniamin, Binyamin, Bibi, Benyamin, Benn, Benjiman, Benjie, Benjamon, .. 19 more]

Bilal

Bilal
.. name of the prophet Muezzin who .. A common baby name (#1036 IN CURRENT LIST), Bilal is also found frequently as a surname. See also Hilal.

Botolf
From Old English language. "Messenger wolf." Rarely used as a boys' name. An obscure English saint in the .. [Botulph, .. 3 more]

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Prophet names: Ahmed, Ali, Amos, Angel, Apollo

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Prophet names: Benjamin, Bilal, Daniel, David, Deacon

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Prophet names: Delphin, Ebenezer, Eli, Elijah, Elisha, Evan

Currier
.. be derived from "courier", or messenger. Used somewhat widely as birth names, Currier, Curry, etc. sound like the common Cary. [Curry, Currie]

Daniel

Daniel
The prophet and writer of the .. A very common children's name (#15 IN LATEST RANKINGS), Daniel is also used frequently as a surname. [Deiniol, Danyel, Danya, Danny, Dannel, Danil, Danial, Dani, Danell, Danek, .. 10 more]

David

David
.. poet, soldier, statesman, prophet, and king .. Dave, Davi, Davin, Daven and Davy are common as variations of David. [Davyn, Davies, Daviel, Davide, Davi, Davey, .. 16 more]

Deacon

Deacon
Based on Greek element. "Messenger." Deacon and variants became more trendy in 2018, rising on average +3 positions as birth names with Deacon gaining the most. A deacon is a ministerial assistant .. [Diakonos, Dekel, Deakin, .. 4 more]

Delphin

Delphin
.. Delphi, home of a famous oracle .. Delfin (UPPER 13%), Delfino (10%), Delphin (56%) and Delvin (80%) occur commonly as last names. [Delvin, Delphino, .. 6 more]

Ebenezer

Ebenezer
.. up by the prophet Samuel to .. Less common today. Eben was the variant last recorded (2015) in the Top 2000. [Evenezer, Eveneser, Ebenezar, .. 7 more]

Eli

Eli
.. who brought up the prophet Samuel .. Eloy and variants peaked in popularity in 2012 and are almost as common now. [Heli, Elie, .. 3 more]

Elijah

Elijah
.. was a great prophet of Israel .. Adoption of Elijah and variants as birth names in 2018 was up 44.6% compared to a decade ago. [Lige, Elyott, Elliot, Eliyahu, Elija, Elie, .. 10 more]

Elisha

Elisha
.. and successor to the prophet Elijah. Usage of Elisha and variants as birth names in 2018 was up 46.4% compared to a decade ago. [Yelisei, Lisha, Eliso, Elisee, .. 5 more]

Evan

Evan
.. which means "good messenger" in Greek .. Evan (UPPER 9%), Evans (1%), Ewen (9%), Owen (1%) and Van (2%) occur commonly as last names. [Van, Ewy, Ewan, Evo, Evin, Euen, .. 10 more]

Quick Reference

Summary Index of Prophet names [and variants] for boys.

1. Ahmed - Evan
Ahmed [Amed, Amad, Amahd, Amadi, Ahmod, Ahmet, ..], Ali [Alia], Amos [Am, Amoss], Angel [Onjel, Onnjel, Ohnjel, Ohngel, Onnjelo, Onjello, ..], Apollo [Apolo, Apollos, Apollon], Baptist [Bautista, Battiste, Battista, Baptiste, Babtysta], Bedell [Bedall], Benjamin [Yemin, Yamin, Jamin, Yamino, Venyamin, Veniamin, ..], Bilal, Botolf [Botulf, Botulph, Botolph, Botolff], Currier [Curry, Currie], Daniel [Danya, Danny, Danyel, Danyal, Deiniol, Dantrell, ..], David [Davy, Davyn, Davyd, Davon, Daven, Davydd, ..], Deacon [Deke, Dekle, Dekel, Deekon, Deecon, Diakonos], Delphin [Delvin, Delphino, Delfinus, Delfinos, Delphinus, Delphinos, ..], Ebenezer [Ebenzer, Evenezer, Eveneser, Ebenezar, Ebeneser, Ebeneezer, ..], Eli [Ely, Heli, Eloy, Eloi, Elie], Elijah [Ely, Lige, Elyot, Ellis, Elyott, Elliot, ..], Elisha [Lisha, Eliso, Eliseo, Yelisei, Elisher, Elishah, ..], Evan [Van, Ewy, Owen, Ewen, Ewan, Evyn, ..]


Ezekiel [Zeke, Haskel, Iezekiel, Ezequiel, Yechezkel, Jesekijel, ..], Ezra [Ezri, Ezer, Esra, Azur, Ezrah, Esdras], Gabriel [Gay, Jibril, Jabril, Gavril, Gavrilo, Gavriel, ..], Habakkuk [Habacuc, Habbakuk], Haidar [Hyder, Hayder, Haydar, Haider], Hashim [Hisham, Hashem, Hasheem, Haashim], Hassan [Hasan, Hasani, Hassain], Hermes [Ermes, Hermus, Hermite, Hermilo], Hosea [Hoshea, Hoseia, Hosheia], Idris, Isaiah [Isia, Iziah, Isiah, Isais, Izaiah, Issiah, ..], Jeremiah [Jerry, Jermyn, Jeremy, Yeremia, Yeremiya, Yeremiyah, ..], Joel [Yoel, Joell], Malachi [Maleki, Malequi, Malechy, Malakie, Malakia, Malaquias, ..], Mercury [Mercure, Mercurey, Mercuree], Micah [Mike, Mycah, Mikal, Mikey], Michelangelo, Muhammad [Muhamet, Mohamet, Mohamed, Muhammed, Mohammed, Mohammad, ..], Nathan [Nat, Nate, Natan, Nathon, Nathen], Nehemiah [Nechemya, Nechemia, Nechemiah]


Nuncio [Nunzio], Obadiah [Oved, Obie, Obed, Ovadiah, Obediah, Ovadiach, ..], Phineas [Pinkus, Pinhas, Pincus, Pincas, Pinchos, Pinchas, ..], Samuel [Shem, Sammy, Sammie, Samwell, Samuele, Samuello], Sayid [Syed, Sayeed, Saiyid], Triton, Uriah [Yuri, Yuria, Urija, Urias, Uriyah, Urijah, ..], Zachariah [Zeke, Zakery, Zekeriah, Zekariah, Zecheriah, Zechariah, ..], Zephaniah [Zeph, Zephan]

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