Name Book, The: Over 10,000 Names--Their Meanings, Origins, and Spiritual Significance (69 page)

Inherent Meaning:
God Has Hidden

Spiritual Connotation:
Preserved

Scripture:
Isaiah 49:2
NKJV

And He has made My mouth like a sharp
sword; in the shadow of His hand He has
hidden Me.

HADAD, Haddad

Language/Cultural Origin:
Hebrew

Inherent Meaning:
Mighty

Spiritual Connotation:
Strength of God

Scripture:
Psalm 66:3
NRSV

How awesome are your deeds! Because
of your great power, your enemies cringe
before you.

HADASSAH, Hadása, Hadassa

Language/Cultural Origin:
Hebrew

Inherent Meaning:
Star

Spiritual Connotation:
Precious

Scripture:
Genesis 1:16
NASB

God made the two great lights, the greater
light to govern the day, and the lesser light
to govern the night; He made the stars also.

HADDEN, Haddan, Haddon (see also
Hayden
)

Language/Cultural Origin:
English

Inherent Meaning:
From the Hill of Heather

Spiritual Connotation:
Great Confidence

Scripture:
Jeremiah 32:17
NKJV

Ah, Lord GOD! Behold, You have made
the heavens and the earth by Your great
power and outstretched arm. There is
nothing too hard for You.

HADLAI, Haddlai (see also Adlai)

Language/Cultural Origin:
Hebrew

Inherent Meaning:
Frail

Spiritual Connotation:
Child of God

Scripture:
2 Corinthians 12:9
NCV

My grace is enough for you. When you are
weak, my power is made perfect in you.

HADLEY, Hadlee, Hadleigh

Language/Cultural Origin:
Anglo-Saxon

Inherent Meaning:
From the Field of
Heather

Spiritual Connotation:
Peaceful Spirit

Scripture:
Psalm 25:21
NKJV

Let integrity and uprightness preserve
me, for I wait for You.

HADRIAN, Hadrien

Language/Cultural Origin:
Swedish

Inherent Meaning:
Dark

Spiritual Connotation:
Just

Scripture:
Colossians 4:1
NKJV

Masters, give your bondservants what is
just and fair, knowing that you also have
a Master in heaven.

HAGAN, Haggan

Language/Cultural Origin:
German

Inherent Meaning:
Strong Defense

Spiritual Connotation:
Immovable

Scripture:
Psalm 62:6
NRSV

He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

HAGAR, Haggar

Language/Cultural Origin:
Hebrew

Inherent Meaning:
Fugitive

Spiritual Connotation:
Assurance

Scripture:
Genesis 21:18
NASB

Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him by the
hand, for I will make a great nation of him.

HAGEN, Haggen

Language/Cultural Origin:
Irish

Inherent Meaning:
Youthful

Spiritual Connotation:
Accountable

Scripture:
Ecclesiastes 12:1
KJV

Remember now thy Creator in the days of
thy youth, while the evil days come not.

HAI, Haian

Language/Cultural Origin:
Vietnamese

Inherent Meaning:
Sea

Spiritual Connotation:
Filled With Praise

Scripture:
Psalm 69:34
NKJV

Let heaven and earth praise Him, the
seas and everything that moves in them.

HAIDAR, Haidor

Language/Cultural Origin:
Middle Eastern

Inherent Meaning:
Lion

Spiritual Connotation:
Warrior of God

Scripture:
Isaiah 31:4
KJV

Like as the lion and the young lion roaring
on its prey . . . so shall the
L
ORD
of hosts
come down to fight for Mount Zion.

HAIDEE, Haiday, Haydee (see also
Heidi
)

Language/Cultural Origin:
English

Inherent Meaning:
Modest

Spiritual Connotation:
Humble

Scripture:
Ezra 8:21
NKJV

Then I proclaimed a fast . . . that we
might humble ourselves before our God,
to seek from Him the right way for us and
our little ones and all our possessions.

HAKIM, Hakeem, Hákeem (see also
Akim
,
Joachim
)

Language/Cultural Origin:
Ethiopian

Inherent Meaning:
Doctor

Spiritual Connotation:
Healer

Scripture:
Psalm 147:3
NKJV

He heals the brokenhearted and binds up
their wounds.

HAL, see
Harold

HALE, Haile

Language/Cultural Origin:
Hawaiian

Inherent Meaning:
Military Power

Spiritual Connotation:
Act of God

Scripture:
Psalm 106:8
RSV

Yet he saved them for his name’s sake, that
he might make known his mighty power.

HALEN, Haylan

Language/Cultural Origin:
Swedish

Inherent Meaning:
Hall

Spiritual Connotation:
Gracious

Scripture:
Romans 12:14
NKJV

Bless those who persecute you; bless and
do not curse.