Male book of mormon names

Made me think that using a book of mormon name is akin to using wayne as a middle name, thereby ensuring that the child will eventually appear on cops, the smoking gun, andor police beat from the daily universe. Of the 337 proper names in the book of mormon 188 about 56 percent by current count are unique to the book of mormon. Found in both the book of mormon and ancient inscriptions, these names are hebrew in origin, as one would expect for people who emigrated from ancient jerusalem. Book of mormon names only six women, but new videos aim to.

Women in the book of mormon encyclopedia of mormonism. But like lesserknown biblical names, its a rare family that does so. We have always thought that the oddest and most disturbing name in the book of mormon was hermounts, since there is. Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 1 life. This just in on the egyptian name hermonthis which finds a disturbing parallel to the book of mormon hermounts. Gideon in the book of mormon, gideon was a faithful leader of the church. Names and maya glyphs book of mormon archaeological forum. Alma may be a female name, but its used primarily for males among the mormons. Patristic names a feature of the book of mormon that is unknown from the old testament is the naming of a son after his father. In all, there were 46 forms of nineteenthcentury names to compare to the unique book of mormon male names. Book of mormon names the encyclopedia of mormonism.

It is amusing i suppose for those familiar with mormon names to hear the variety of mispronunciations people come up with. The book of mormon is literarily beautiful, doctrinally truthful, and everlastingly applicable. In addition to mormon baby names, at baby name world you will find thousands of other unique and popular male and female baby names. Some of the arrowheads are held by private collectors, others by museums. For years, critics of the book of mormon claimed that alma was misused as a male name. This word, he noted, is hebrew and is found in the hebrew scriptures, but is never transliterated into modern english translations of the old testament as mosia. After all, they are far more interesting and exciting than your own.

Tvedtnes, john gee, and matthew roper journal of book of mormon studies 91 2000. Aug 12, 2016 this is hardly a trend unique to latterday saints. Are there any names for girls in the book of mormon, besides. It is claimed that some book of mormon names are used improperly or in an inappropriate context. Related is the practice of feminizing the fathers nameas in vonda dad is vaughan or danetta. The purpose of this study was to compare the results of our 20 study with phonemic patterns of 124 unique singleword male names found in the book of mormon. May 22, 2019 some names in the book of mormon do have hebrew derivations and meanings to them, so far as they can be recovered at the present. Many book of mormon names are not found in the bible, and were unknown to joseph smith. The book of mormon was preserved to come forth in these latter days to convince the jew and gentile that jesus is the christ, the eternal god. Do lds members name their children after people from the book. The following is a list of the names found in the book of mormon, where they are found, and a possible source that joseph smith had access to for taking or creating by joining two or more words together in some cases the name.

He was resurrected after his death and became an angel. It turns out that a good number of them have plausible links with words or names. The surprising meanings of abish and 5 other book of. The same variety of endings is found in the book of mormon, e.

There are several names in the book of mormonsuch as zenephi, zenos, and zenockthat look as though they are composed of scriptural names nephi, enos, enoch, and so forth with different forms of a zprefix that might mean son of or descendant of. We have handpicked 50 best mormon names you have ever heard of. This study considers the book of mormon personal names josh, nahom, and alma as test cases for the book of mormon as an historically authentic ancient document. Reprinted with permission from the mormon interpreter the book of mormon as an ancient document.

Fun fact while finding common mormon names to give joseph and zaylie for this pos mormons love oddball baby names. Likewise, the name alma has been criticized because although it was commonly seen as a latin based females name in joseph smiths day, its used as a male s name in the book of mormon subsequent discoveries, however, have upended these criticisms salmon. The book of mormon women sariah, abish, and isabel can be viewed not only as historical figures but also as archetypal figures of, respectively, the righteous mother, the godly servant, and the attractive but sexually impure outsider. Aaro abrel aceal acel adan aethan afnan aksel alema alexavier alme amasa amber amen amren amyot andrade anfernee anzel aphel araom archilus ardean ardell aries arif arland arlie arlin armel arnol aroet arsace artax artel artennis arther arvel arverd arvid arville arvin arvol audi aurejudd auto avante avon azariah azer baloo bartell belton.

But mormons still want to fit in, hence the popularity of names that sound normal, but whose spellings are anything but. If the textual passages common to the book of mormon and the bible are excluded, 53 names occur in both books. The actual meaning of nephi and 3 other book of mormon names notes 1. Mar 28, 2016 mormons name their kids the darnedest things.

These book of mormon names stand as additional evidence that the book is of ancient origins and was brought forth by the gift and power of god. The book of mormon has both long and short forms in the names amalickiah, amaleki and amlici, cf. Whether or not nehi and nehri are in any way related to the name nephi there are other egyptian names that come nearer remains to be investigated. Book of mormon geography, place names, cities, lands, etc. An egyptian linguistic component in book of mormon names. Do names in the book of mormon have a hebrew meaning. Luckily, help is at hand with the mormon name generator.

Aug 09, 2007 i would like to give my baby a name from the book of mormon. Each of its unique names has now been looked at by scholars with linguistic training, and it. The current study used the same methodology to compare book of mormon names to the three name sources in the original study and found that book of mormon names seem to have more in common with the patterns found in authentic names than they do with those from fictional works. But no philologist will refuse to acknowledge the possible identity of the book of mormon korihor with the egypt. A prominent non mormon ancient near eastern specialist declared recently of the book of mormon s naming mulek as a son of zedekiah, if joseph smith came up with that one, he did pretty good. As well, many modern readers dont quite know what to do with a book that is more than 500 pages long but has only six named women sariah, abish and isabel in the book of mormon s own. Some of the names found in english bibles also show up in the book of mormon, some hebrew names found in the book of mormon are not in the bible. Of course, i immediately thought of looking at which names are most disproportionately represented in utah and adjacent states, with the goal of identifying uniquely utah mormon names. Although we dont have 100% certainty about the meaning of names in the book of ether or the book of mormon for that matter, heshlon appears to mean the place of crushing in hebrew. Alma may be a female name, but its used primarily for males among the. Are there any names for girls in the book of mormon, besides sara and abish. The scriptures are full of naming options that will set your child apart without going too far afield. Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the book of mormon. We can understand why you might be jealous of names like these.

Made me think that using a book of mormon name is akin to using wayne as a middle name, thereby. Years ago, when my boss was arrested for meth possession and child endangerment, his middle name was very prominently used moroni. Ammon, a variation of the name amon, is featured in the book of mormon. Gideon in the book of mormon, gideon was a faithful leader of the church and an eventual enemy to the wicked king noah. Names in the book of mormon were transliterated rather than translated and comprise a large portion of the small corpus of lexical items preserved in the original book of mormon language, from which we may derive a deeper understanding of the linguistics and culture of those people. Book of mormon names mosiah in 1965, john sawyer, a non mormon biblical scholar, published an article entitled, what was a mosia vetus testamentum 15 1965. Many book of mormon names, we find, have near eastern parallels, several of which are egyptian. Narrow neck of land, narrow strip of wilderness, narrow pass, oceans. Thanks mostly to the bible, hebrew names or variants thereof are known through much of the world. Click here to look through thousands of mormon baby names. Egyptian names in the book of mormon page 2 miscellaneous. Most of the text of the book of mormon consists of this compilation and his own writings. Its only seven questions long and is comprised of names from the book of mormon pronunciation guide no cheating. Comparing phonemic patterns in book of mormon personal names.

According to the book of mormon, alma is the name of two male prophets, commonly known as alma the elder and alma the younger. It should be noted that archaeology has fully demonstrated that the israelites, then as now, had not the slightest aversion to giving their children nonjewish names, even when those names smacked of a pagan background. Book of mormon the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Are there any names for girls in the book of mormon.

He added that the vowels in the name could be accounted for as the phoenician style of pronunciation. Personal names found in the book of mormon but unknown from. This study considers the book of mormon personal names. Oct 30, 2006 and then, there are the following coincidences to consider. Also, a quick glance at a dictionary of maya glyphs shows that they lack several letters found in hebrew.

Lessons from the elephantine papyri regarding book of mormon. Each of its unique names has now been looked at by scholars with linguistic training. Except where noted, these names are not known from the bible. In the book of mormon it is the name of a son of lehi and sariah. Apr 17, 2006 a while back i stumbled upon this website that allows you to map the prevalence of a given surname, by state, in the united states for the years 1850, 1890, 1920, and 1990. Indeed, the very script that mormon used in abridging the plates was, according to him, an egyptian script called amongst the nephite scribes reformed egyptian mormon. Brinnlee brielle anderson and other great utah names zion curtain said on february 4th, 2017 at 5.

Jun 05, 2017 often names appear to have genesis in the combined names of the parentsveradeane or glendora, for example. For members of the church, the idea of mormon baby names conjures up. Dear marci, actually there are three girls names mentioned in the book of mormon. These hits provide additional evidence that the book of mormon is indeed an ancient record. Jan 07, 2006 john tvedtnes also discussed the name alma in a wellreceived presentation to other nonlds scholars, hebrew names in the book of mormon, where he noted that in addition being found as a male name in one the bar kochba documents, it is also found as a medieval place name in eretz israel and as a personal male name from ebla. Of these 337 proper names, 188 are unique to the book of mormon, while 149 are common to the book of mormon and the bible. The classic one is nephi, the name of the main book of mormon writer, and of no fewer than four characters in the book. Book of mormon names ancient mormon doctrine scholar dr. Aug 17, 2015 years ago, when my boss was arrested for meth possession and child endangerment, his middle name was very prominently used moroni.

However, the name mormon is also used in the book of mormon as a place name e. Others, such as snell or houser, appear to be surnames called into service as first names. The surprising meanings of abish and 5 other book of mormon. Included in this count are names that normally would not be called proper, such as kinds of animals, if they appear as transliterations in the english text and not as translations.

A few of them bear names also found in the book of mormon. The personal and geographic names in the book of mormon provide a window to the language and people and their history who produced that book. The name is also associated with great missionaries and prophet in the book of mormon. Book of mormon central evidences of the book of mormon. Being a mormon, it can be a bit difficult to pick a name that not just honors the heritage, but also makes the child proud to bear it. It is also borne by the hero of jonathan swifts novel gullivers travels 1726. Book of mormon names attested in ancient hebrew inscriptions. Book of mormon names attested in ancient hebrew inscriptions john a. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. After all, the word in latin is typically a feminine name. The book of mormon contains 337 proper names and 21 gentilics or analogous forms based on proper names. Sariah was the faithful mother of the nephite and lamanite nations. But the word mormon is fine to use in proper names, like the book of mormon, or in historical expressions like the mormon trail.

The book of mormon says it was written in a reformed egyptian script by ancient prophets who preserve the culture and language of their hebrew ancestors, one of the best ways to test this claim is look at the names in the book of mormon of its 330 seven proper names, 180, eight or unique, meaning they can also be found in the bible because most words in the book of mormon are english. Even statistically, hes the dominant figure of the book of mormon. Plus as latterday saints, we also have the book of mormon to pull from. Look for the new updates on the day of posting and be sure to share these with the mormon you know. The names described in this article deal a serious blow to critics of the book of mormon. Whether youve been reading the book of mormon for years, months or days, we bet you wont be able to ace this quiz. In addition to mormon baby names, at baby name world you will find thousands of other unique and popular male and female baby names and their meaning sorted by origin. We excluded book of mormon names with these sounds and ones that were obviously brought from the middle east. Indeed, the names may be related, but a closer parallel is the biblical haggith see 2 samuel 3. Chart 816 lists alphabetically over 150 such proper names or descriptive expressions. One of the best ways to test the book of mormon s historical authenticity is to look at its names. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the mormon church mormon leaders and the former mormon practice of polygamy wiktionary believers are called mormons after the book of mormon and have been since the 1830s, which takes its name from the prophet who they believe compiled it andor the waters of mormon mentioned in it.

The book of mormon onomasticon project is dedicated to looking at the proper names in the book of mormon in order to provide a unique and useful tool for the study of the peoples of that book and make possible new insights for understanding the text. Some choose biblical names or names derived from the stories or chapters of the book of mormon, a religious text of the latter day saints. After all, the latin word alma is a girls name and only. Conversely, proper names that appear only in translation are not included, such as bountiful and desolation. In fact only two women march through the pages of ancient american religious history by name. Its purpose is to verify the divine sonship of the nazarene to. Jesus christ, gods son, savior, is known by many names and titles within the writings of the new testament. Even among utah baby names, though, there are trends. This list includes kim and josh, which are proper nicknames in our day but are not listed in the bible. Can you pronounce these deceptively difficult book. However, when we examine the list of names at the end of the book of mormon we notice that 141 of the names are taken from the bible. Book of mormon names only six women, but new videos. According to the book, mormon compiled nearly years of writings as well as chronicled events during his lifetime.

The hit broadway musical the book of mormon, written by south parks trey stone and matt smith and frozens robert lopez, is a irreverent, hysterical, and surprisingly sweet sendup of religion, culture shock, and classic musical theatre. Mormons dont want you calling them mormons anymore cnn. Authentic egyptian names in the book of mormon the book of mormon claims a close tie to all things egyptian 1 nephi 1. The actual meaning of nephi and 3 other book of mormon names. Alma as an authentic ancient jewish male name a mormon blog. We invite all men everywhere to read the book of mormon, to ponder in their hearts the message it contains, and then to ask god, the eternal father, in the name of christ if the book is true.

As is the majority of these comments many of which say, no. Traditions and trends lds smile said on january th, 2015 at 3. Yet, these names have meaning in ancient languages andor have been found as actual names from ancient history. There are visions of mary, beautiful above all, but not a single jaredite woman is named. Many lds assume that this is evidence that joseph smith could not have made up the book of mormon. Many of the most popular names in the us come from the bible such as jacob, noah, abigail, or elizabeth. Includes nephite, lamanite and jaredite place names and major features.

Over the past month ive received numerous requests asking when, or if, wed ever talk about our series, demonic names in the book of mormon so here it is. But, there are also egyptian names in the book of mormon, as well as a semitic name related to arabic. Much can be learned and gleaned by pondering each of these. I would like to give my baby a name from the book of mormon. This guide is provided to assist the reader and is not intended as an authoritative source on how these names were pronounced originally. One book of mormon critic argued that joseph smith derived the name hagoth from the name of the biblical prophet haggai. Anthropological perspectives are presented on names, and on the social and literary function of names, in principle and in the book of mormon. We tallied how often each phoneme in the nineteenthcentury names appeared among the 423 consonants and 375 vowels identified in the 143 unique book of mormon names. If we look at where this name appears in the book of mormon. Hugh nibley among other lds apologists has spent his life digging for any scrap of ancient evidence that remotely resembles something mentioned in the book of mormon, and then he uses the few forced scraps that he thinks by twisting can coincidentally match to come to the conclusion that yes indeed, the book of mormon must be of ancient origin while he. Each list of mormon names can be sorted by mormon baby girl names or mormon baby boy names. The name of the last nephite prophet and the son of mormon in the book of mormon. Following are suggestions for pronouncing book of mormon names and terms.

Some mormon scholars have theorized a derivation from the west semitic root mr. Examples of authentic ancient book of mormon names a. Jan, 2020 some choose biblical names or names derived from the stories or chapters of the book of mormon, a religious text of the latter day saints. Some notes on book of mormon names meridian magazine.