Name Directory
Discover names and the stories they carry.
Every name and meaning below is drawn from They Shall Be Called by Gracy Reid and shown as published in the book. Entries with an expanded story have been editorially reviewed; where a meaning is uncertain, we say so rather than inventing an etymology.
Editor’s picks
Names with an expanded profile: pronunciation, origin, the people who carried them and the scriptures they appear in.
- HannahGrace, favourHebrew
- ElijahMy God is YahwehHebrew
- AbigailMy father is joyHebrew
- MicahWho is like the Lord?Hebrew
- NaomiPleasantness, sweetnessHebrew
- AsherHappy, blessedHebrew
- SelahA pause; meaning uncertainHebrew
- CalebWhole-hearted; devotedHebrew
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Meanings appear exactly as published in the book. The ® marker indicates names the book flags as having royal or palatial ties.