Short biblical boy names

I can’t find any names I like so far :sob::thinking:

And the meanings please

[name_f]My[/name_f] first thoughts were [name_u]Asa[/name_u], [name_u]Jude[/name_u], & [name_m]Esau[/name_m]!

[name_u]Asa[/name_u] - “healer”

[name_u]Jude[/name_u] - “worthy of praise”

[name_m]Esau[/name_m] - “hairy” but this one’s still cute :joy:

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[name_m]Isaiah[/name_m] (salvation of god)
[name_m]Elijah[/name_m] or [name_u]Elias[/name_u] (Jehova or Yahweh is my God)
[name_u]Gabriel[/name_u] ( god is my strength)
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m] ( firm, enduring, strong, long-lived)
[name_u]Addison[/name_u] (son of Adam)
[name_m]Abram[/name_m] (high father)
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m] (defender of men)
[name_u]Daniel[/name_u] (god is my judge)
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] (fortunate)
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u] (gift)
[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] (god has heard)

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[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u]
[name_m]Adam[/name_m]
[name_m]Abram[/name_m]
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[name_m]Mark[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_m]Peter[/name_m]
[name_m]John[/name_m]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u]
[name_u]Levi[/name_u]
[name_m]Saul[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_m]Cain[/name_m]
[name_u]Eli[/name_u]
[name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_u]Seth[/name_u]
[name_m]Uri[/name_m]
[name_m]Paul[/name_m]

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I just used the NB meanings so I’d double check for any you like!

[name_m]Abram[/name_m] “father of multitudes”
[name_u]Amos[/name_u] “carried by God”
[name_m]Boaz[/name_m] “swiftness”
[name_m]Eben[/name_m] “stone of help”
[name_u]Elim[/name_u] “place of strong trees”
[name_m]Joah[/name_m] “brother of God”
[name_m]Job[/name_m] “persecuted”
[name_u]Noam[/name_u] “pleasantness, charm, tenderness”
[name_m]Omri[/name_m] “my sheaf”
[name_m]Silas[/name_m] “wood, forest”
[name_m]Simon[/name_m] “listener”

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[name_m]Barak[/name_m]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m]
[name_m]Enoch[/name_m]
Ebez
[name_m]Jairus[/name_m]
[name_m]Jarah[/name_m]
[name_m]Judah[/name_m]
Kedron
Korah
[name_m]Laban[/name_m]
[name_m]Lamech[/name_m]
[name_m]Linus[/name_m]
[name_f]Lot[/name_f]
[name_m]Lucas[/name_m]
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
Machir
[name_m]Mahlon[/name_m]
[name_m]Moab[/name_m]
[name_m]Moses[/name_m]
[name_m]Naaman[/name_m]
[name_m]Nadab[/name_m]
Nahor
[name_m]Nahum[/name_m]
[name_m]Nathan[/name_m]
[name_m]Nimrod[/name_m]
[name_m]Obed[/name_m]
[name_m]Omar[/name_m]
[name_m]Omri[/name_m]
Othni
Peor
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
Rapha
Reu
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuel[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_u]Salem[/name_u]
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]
[name_m]Shem[/name_m]
[name_u]Sinai[/name_u]
[name_m]Stephen[/name_m]
[name_m]Tabor[/name_m]
Tarsus
[name_m]Thomas[/name_m]
[name_m]Titus[/name_m]
Zabdi
[name_m]Zadok[/name_m]
[name_m]Zimri[/name_m]
[name_u]Zion[/name_u]

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I like PP suggestion of [name_u]Jude[/name_u]!

[name_u]Ari[/name_u] “Lion of god”
[name_u]Noam[/name_u] “pleasantness, charm, tenderness”

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Isaac-Laughter
Eli-ascended

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Some of these aren’t necessarily short but do have shorter nicknames

[name_m]Abner[/name_m] - Father of light
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m] - Devotion to God
[name_m]David[/name_m] - [name_f]Beloved[/name_f]
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] - Help
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] - Rest/Repose
[name_u]Elisha[/name_u] - [name_u]Salvation[/name_u] of God
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] - he that bruises or breaks; a destroyer
[name_m]Hosea[/name_m] - Savior/Safety
[name_u]Ira[/name_u] - Watchman
[name_m]Ishmael[/name_m] - God that Hears (I know of an [name_m]Ishmael[/name_m] who gets called Izzy)
[name_m]Jacob[/name_m] - Supplanter
[name_u]James[/name_u] - Supplanter
[name_m]Jason[/name_m] - He that cures
[name_m]Joel[/name_m] - Jehovah is his God
[name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] - Given of God
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u] - Flowing down/River of Judgment
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m] - Jehovah increases
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m] - The [name_m]Lord[/name_m] is my [name_u]Salvation[/name_u]
[name_m]Josiah[/name_m] - The [name_m]Lord[/name_m] [name_m]Burns[/name_m]
[name_m]Josias[/name_m] - The [name_m]Lord[/name_m] [name_m]Burns[/name_m]
[name_u]Levi[/name_u] - Joined/Attached
[name_m]Mark[/name_m] - Shining
[name_u]Micah[/name_u] - [name_m]Humble[/name_m]
[name_u]Michael[/name_u] - Who is like God?
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m] - Protection
[name_m]Samson[/name_m] - [name_u]Sun[/name_u]
[name_m]Simeon[/name_m] - God is listening
[name_u]Timothy[/name_u] - [name_u]Honor[/name_u] of God
[name_m]Titus[/name_m] - Pleasing
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m] - the [name_m]Lord[/name_m] is good
[name_m]Uriah[/name_m] - The [name_m]Lord[/name_m] is my light
[name_m]Victor[/name_m] - [name_u]Victory[/name_u]
[name_m]Zachariah[/name_m] - Memory of the [name_m]Lord[/name_m]

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[name_u]Noah[/name_u]?

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[name_u]Eli[/name_u] (ascended, uplifted, high)
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] (praised)
[name_m]Lev[/name_m] (heart)
[name_m]Luke[/name_m] (man from Lucania)
[name_u]Ezra[/name_u] (help)
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m] (devotion to God)
[name_m]Ethan[/name_m] (strong)
[name_u]Micah[/name_u] (who is like the God)
[name_u]Levi[/name_u] (joined, attached)
[name_u]Asher[/name_u] (fortunate, blessed)
[name_u]Jonah[/name_u] (dove)