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Colonial Names from the 1700s

Colonial names from the 1700s

Amiel

Meaning: God is with my people

Origin:Hebrew
1391
Homer

Meaning: security, pledge

Origin:Greek
1479
Philo

Meaning: loving

Origin:Greek
1490
Sampson

Meaning: sun

Origin:Hebrew
1492
Abe Abe is a name of English origin and the mean...
Origin:Diminutive of Abraham
1556
Bart

Meaning: son of the earth

Origin:Diminutive of Bartholomew, Hebrew, "son of the earth"
1567
Hannibal

Meaning: grace of Baal, god of fertility and fortune

Origin:Punic and Assyrian
1572
Eleazar

Meaning: God helps

Origin:Hebrew
1618
Newt

Meaning: a small salamander

Origin:English
1639
Riah

Meaning: The Lord has remembered

Origin:Short form of Zachariah, Hebrew
1641
Absalom

Meaning: father of peace

Origin:Hebrew
1746
Tad

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Diminutive of Thaddeus, Aramaic
1919
Sandy

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Scottish and English diminutive of Alexander
1959
Cotton The meaning of Cotton is ‘cottages’. It is a...
Origin:Word name
1965
Chan

Meaning: sweet smelling tree

Origin:Cambodian
6497
Eliab

Meaning: God is father

Origin:Hebrew
6693
Lige

Meaning: Yahweh is God

Origin:Diminutive of Elijah, Hebrew
6753
Con

Meaning: horn; brave counsel

Origin:Diminutive of Cornelius, Conrad, Latin, German
6882
Eliphalet

Meaning: God has judged

Origin:Hebrew
7904
Philomon

Meaning: affectionate

Origin:Greek
8021