Colonial Names from the 1700s
Colonial names from the 1700s
Mercy
Meaning: compassion
Origin:English word name
Augustus
Meaning: great, magnificent
Origin:Latin
Thaddeus
Meaning: gift of God
Origin:Aramaic, meaning unclear, possibly from Theodore
Levi
Meaning: joined, attached
Origin:Hebrew
Bartholomew
Meaning: son of the furrow
Origin:Aramaic
Lazarus
Meaning: God is my helper
Origin:Latinized Greek variation of Hebrew Eleazar
Gideon
Meaning: hewer; or, having a stump for a hand
Origin:Hebrew
Nathaniel
Meaning: gift of God
Origin:Hebrew
Ezekiel
Meaning: God strengthens
Origin:Hebrew
Archie
Meaning: truly brave
Origin:Diminutive of Archibald, Teutonic
Malcolm
Meaning: devotee of St. Colomba
Origin:Scottish
Alec
Meaning: defending men
Origin:Diminutive of Alexander, Greek
Malachi
Meaning: my messenger
Origin:Hebrew
Elias
Meaning: Yahweh is God
Origin:Greek variation of Elijah, Hebrew
