Archive for the Tag 'greek'
Paul
Language: Greek
Pronunciation: PAU-los
Meaning: his is the Greek form of the Latin name, Paulus, which means “small” or “humble” in Latin:
Mary
Mary, or Mariam, two alternative forms in Greek, which come from the Hebrew name, Miriam, could mean “sea of bitterness”, “rebelliousness”, and “wished for child”. But it is probably an Egyptian name, and may be derived partially from mry “beloved” or mr “love”. Here are the Greek forms”:
maranata
“Come Lord” in Aramaic
Actually, as mentioned in the comments below, this is a Greek transliteration (and so with Greek script) of the Aramaic phrase:
John
“John” comes from Johannes in Greek, which is derived from the Hebrew, Yochanan, which means, “Yahweh is gracious”. Here is the Greek form:









