Name Book, The: Over 10,000 Names--Their Meanings, Origins, and Spiritual Significance (145 page)

Your hands have made me and fashioned
me; give me understanding, that I may
learn Your commandments.

RUTHERFORD, Rutherforde

Language/Cultural Origin:
Scottish

Inherent Meaning:
From the Cattle Ford

Spiritual Connotation:
Vigilant

Scripture:
Proverbs 22:12
NKJV

The eyes of the
L
ORD
preserve knowledge, but He overthrows the words of the
faithless.

RUTLEDGE, Rutlege

Language/Cultural Origin:
Scandinavian

Inherent Meaning:
From the Red Land

Spiritual Connotation:
Loyal

Scripture:
Isaiah 38:3
NKJV

Remember now, O
L
ORD
, I pray, how I
have walked before You in truth and with
a loyal heart, and have done what is good
in Your sight.

RUZA, Runzena, Ruzenka, Ruzina,
Ruzsa

Language/Cultural Origin:
Czech

Inherent Meaning:
Rose

Spiritual Connotation:
Lovely

Scripture:
Isaiah 35:1
NKJV

The wilderness and the wasteland shall be
glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice
and blossom as the rose.

RYAN, Rhyan, Rhyne, Rian, Riann,
Ryann, Ryanne, Ryen, Ryne,
Ryon (see also
Rhian
)

Language/Cultural Origin:
Irish

Inherent Meaning:
Little Ruler

Spiritual Connotation:
Youthful Heart

Scripture:
Zechariah 8:5
NLT

And the streets of the city will be filled
with boys and girls at play.

S

SABA, Sabah, Sabbah (see also
Shaba
)

Language/Cultural Origin:
English

Inherent Meaning:
Oath of God

Spiritual Connotation:
Promise

Scripture:
Romans 11:27
NLT

And then I will keep my covenant with
them and take away their sins.

SABER, Sabre

Language/Cultural Origin:
French

Inherent Meaning:
Sword

Spiritual Connotation:
Spiritual Warrior

Scripture:
Ephesians 6:17
NKJV

And take the helmet of salvation, and
the sword of the Spirit, which is the word
of God.

SABINA, Sabinna, Sebina, Sebinah

Language/Cultural Origin:
Latin

Inherent Meaning:
Planter of Vines

Spiritual Connotation:
Spiritual Discernment

Scripture:
Philippians 1:9
NRSV

And this is my prayer, that your love
may overflow more and more with
knowledge and full insight.

SABIYA, Sabaya

Language/Cultural Origin:
Middle Eastern

Inherent Meaning:
Morning

Spiritual Connotation:
Lovely

Scripture:
Psalm 50:1
NRSV

The mighty one, God the
L
ORD
, speaks
and summons the earth from the rising of
the sun to its setting.

SABLE, Sabel

Language/Cultural Origin:
English

Inherent Meaning:
Sleek

Spiritual Connotation:
Prudent

Scripture:
Ephesians 5:16
NCV

Use every chance you have for doing
good, because these are evil times.

SABRA, Sabrah, Sabriya

Language/Cultural Origin:
Hebrew

Inherent Meaning:
Cactus

Spiritual Connotation:
Joyful

Scripture:
Isaiah 35:1
NKJV

The wilderness and the wasteland shall be
glad for them, and the desert shall rejoice
and blossom as the rose.

SABRINA, Sabreena, Sabrinna,
Sebrina, Zabreena, Zabrina

Language/Cultural Origin:
Latin

Inherent Meaning:
Boundary

Spiritual Connotation:
Protected, Guarded

Scripture:
Psalm 104:9
NCV

You set borders for the seas that they cannot
cross, so water will never cover the
earth again.

SADANNA, Sadana, Sadhana

Language/Cultural Origin:
Indo-Pakistani

Inherent Meaning:
Devotion

Spiritual Connotation:
Persistent

Scripture:
Psalm 119:97
NRSV

Oh, how I love your law! It is my meditation
all day long.

SADIE, Sáde, Sadé, Sadee, Saydee

Language/Cultural Origin:
English

Inherent Meaning:
Princess

Spiritual Connotation:
Beautiful

Scripture:
Psalm 45:13
NIV

All glorious is the princess within her
chamber; her gown is interwoven with
gold.

SADIYA, Sadeea, Sadia, Sadya

Language/Cultural Origin:
Middle Eastern

Inherent Meaning:
Fortunate

Spiritual Connotation:
Blessed

Scripture:
Isaiah 3:10
RSV

Tell the righteous that it shall be well with
them, for they shall eat the fruit of their
deeds.

SAFARI, Safáree, Safaria, Safarya

Language/Cultural Origin:
Swahili

Inherent Meaning:
Born While Traveling

Spiritual Connotation:
Promise

Scripture:
Jeremiah 31:8
NASB

And I will gather them from the remote
parts of the earth . . . The woman with
child and she who is in labor with child,
together; a great company, they will
return here.

SAFFORD, Saford

Language/Cultural Origin:
Middle English

Inherent Meaning:
From the Place of the

Willow-River Crossing

Spiritual Connotation:
Beloved

Scripture:
1 John 4:9
NCV

This is how God showed his love to us: He
sent his one and only Son into the world so
that we could have life through him.

SAFFRON, Saffrón

Language/Cultural Origin:
English

Inherent Meaning:
Flower

Spiritual Connotation:
Valuable Spice

Scripture:
Proverbs 4:9
NCV

[Wisdom] will be like flowers in your hair
and like a beautiful crown on your head.

SAGE, Saige

Language/Cultural Origin:
English

Inherent Meaning:
Wise

Spiritual Connotation:
Discerning

Scripture:
Proverbs 14:8
NRSV

It is the wisdom of the clever to understand
where they go, but the folly of fools
misleads.

SAHARA, Saharah

Language/Cultural Origin:
Middle Eastern

Inherent Meaning:
Wilderness

Spiritual Connotation:
Strengthened

Scripture:
Isaiah 32:16
NLT

Justice will rule in the wilderness and
righteousness in the fertile field.

SAKARI, Sakaree

Language/Cultural Origin:
Indo-Pakistani

Inherent Meaning:
Heart of Sweetness

Spiritual Connotation:
Forgiving

Scripture:
Job 42:10
NASB

And the
L
ORD
restored the fortunes
of Job when he prayed for his friends,
and the
L
ORD
increased all that Job had
twofold.

SAKURA, Sakhura

Language/Cultural Origin:
Japanese