Bishop Names

31 Bishop names that mean bishop for boys, listing Bishop baby names 1-20. Ambrose, Conrad, Denis, Desmond, Elmo and Eugene are popular names. Aidan, Aldrich, Bishop, Braulio, Cipriano, Conley, Cope, Cormac, Cyprian, Delphin, Desiderio, Dionysius, Eusebius and Faron are uncommon names. View Bishop baby names for name meanings, or search other baby names.

Aidan ... Name of a bishop of Ferns (seventh century) who was noted for his kindness and generosity ... [11]

Aldrich ... Saint Aldric (ninth century) was a bishop of Le Mans, France ... [22]

Ambrose ... Saint Ambrose (fourth century) was the Bishop of Milan who baptized Saint Augustine ... [17]

Bishop ... Probably originally meant "one serving the bishop" ... or "bishop's man". [1]

Braulio ... Saint Braulio was a bishop in seventh-century Spain ... [2]

Cipriano ... Saint Cyprian was a third-century bishop of Carthage. [6]

Conley ... Saint Conlaodh or Conláed was the first bishop of Kildare ...

Conrad ... including a 10th-century bishop of Constance ... [10]

Cope ... Probably an occupational name referring to the long cape worn by a bishop of the Catholic or Anglican church.

Cormac ... bishop and king of Munster, Ireland ... [2]

Cyprian ... Name of a third-century bishop of Carthage who was a leading figure in the history of the Western Church. [3]

Delphin ... Saint Delphin (fourth century) was a French bishop ... [8]

Denis ... Saint Denis (third century) was the first bishop of Paris and is the patron saint of France ... [1]

Desiderio ... Saint Desiderius was a seventh-century bishop and martyr in France ... [11]

Desmond ... South African cleric and activist Bishop Desmond Tutu. [3]

Dionysius ... and traditionally considered the first bishop of Athens ... [7]

Elmo ... the name of a fourth-century bishop-martyr who is patron saint of sailors ... [1]

Eugene ... bishop of Toledo, Spain ... [15]

Eusebius ... the most famous of which was a fourth-century Italian bishop. [11]

Faron ... Saint Faro (seventh century) was a French bishop. [5]

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