Male Aramaic Names

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1. ABBA (אַבָּא): Aramaic name meaning "father."
2. ABDIMA: Variant spelling of Aramaic Avdima, meaning "destruction, loss."
3. ACHINA (אֲחִינָא): Aramaic name meaning "brother."
4. ASA (אָסָא): Aramaic name meaning "healer." In the bible, this is the name of a king of Judah.

5. AVDIMA: Aramaic name meaning "destruction, loss." Also spelled Abdima.

6. AVDIMI: Variant spelling of Aramaic Avdima, meaning "destruction, loss."

7. AVIRA (אַוִירָא): Aramaic name meaning "air, atmosphere, spirit."

8. AZARYA (עֲזַרְיָה): Aramaic and Hebrew name meaning "help of God." In the bible, this is the name of several characters, including one of the three young men thrown into the fiery furnace by Nebuchadnezzar.

9. BAR (בַּר): Element found in a great many Aramaic names, meaning "son of."
10. BAR-ABBA (בַּר-אַבָּא): Aramaic name meaning "son of the father."
11. BARABBA: Variant spelling of Aramaic bar-Abba, meaning "son of the father."
12. BARNEBHUAH: Aramaic name composed of the elements bar "son of" and nebiy "prophet, speaker," hence meaning "son of exhortation." 
13. BAR-SABBA: Aramaic name, probably meaning "son of the Sabbath." 
14. BAR-TALMAI (בַּר־תָּלְמַי): Aramaic name meaning "son of Talmai."
15. BAR-TIMAY: Aramaic name, possibly meaning "son of defilement" or "son of a whore."
16. BAR-TOLMAY: Variant form of Aramaic bar-Talmai, meaning "son of Talmai."
17. BAR-YESU: Aramaic name meaning "son of Jesus."
18. BELSHA'TSTSAR (בֵּלְשַׁאצַּר, בֵּלְאשַׁצַּר): Aramaic and Hebrew forms of Babylonian Beltesha'tstsar, meaning "Ba'al's prince" and Bel-Shar-Usur, "Ba'al protect the king." In the bible, this is the name of a king of Babylon at the time of its fall; he to whom Daniel interpreted the writing on the wall.
19. BOANERGES (Βοανηργες): Greek name meaning "sons of thunder" or "sons of tumult." In the bible, this is a name given to the brothers James and John by Jesus.
20. CHAMA (חָמָא): Aramaic form of Hebrew Cham, meaning "heat."
21. CHANIN (חָנִין): Short form of Aramaic Chanina, meaning "compassionate."
22. CHANINA (חֲנִינָא): Aramaic name meaning "compassionate."
23. CHANINAI (חֲנִינַאי): Variant spelling of Aramaic Chanina, meaning "compassionate."
24. CHINAN (חִגָּן): Aramaic and Hebrew name meaning "gracious."
25. CHINENA: Variant spelling of Aramaic Chanina, meaning "compassionate."
26. CHUNYA: Variant form of Aramaic Chanina, meaning "compassionate."
27. DAREYAVESH (דַּרְיָוֶשׁ): Aramaic form of Persian Dârayavahush (Latin Darius), meaning "possesses a lot, wealthy." In the bible, this is the name of several characters including Darius the Mede, son of Ahasuerus, king of the Chaldeans.
28. DIMI (דִּימִי): Short form of Aramaic Avdimi, meaning "destruction, loss." Compare with another form of Dimi.
29. DINAI (דִּינַאי): In the Talmud, this is the Aramaic name of the father of Elazar, meaning "law."
30. DRYHUS: Aramaic form of Roman Latin Darius, meaning "possesses a lot; wealthy."
31. HANINA: Variant spelling of Aramaic Chanina, meaning "compassionate."
32. IDAN: Aramaic name meaning "era, time."
33. ILA (אִלְעָא): Aramaic name meaning "exalted." Compare with other forms of Ila.
34. KARNA (קַרְנָא): Aramaic name meaning "horn." Compare with another form of Karna.
35. MONA: Variant spelling of Aramaic Muna, meaning "counted, numbered." Compare with another form of Mona.
36. MUNA (מוּנָא): Aramaic name meaning "counted, numbered." 
37. NAHIR (נָהִיר): Variant form of Aramaic Nahor, meaning "light."
38. NAHOR (נָחוֹר): Aramaic name meaning "light." Compare with another form of Nahor.
39. NAHUR: Variant form of Aramaic Nahor, meaning "light."
40. NEHOR: Variant spelling of Aramaic Nahor, meaning "light."
41. NEHORAI (נְהוֹרַאי): Variant form of Aramaic Nahor, meaning "light."
42. NUR (נוּר): Aramaic name meaning "fire." Compare with another form of Nur.

43. ORAN (אוֹרָן): Aramaic name meaning "light." Compare with another form of Oran.

44. QAYYAFA (כָּיְפָא, or, כקַיָפָא): Aramaic form of Greek Kaiaphas, meaning "as comely." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of the father of a high priest who condemned Jesus. 

45. RACA (ריקה): Variant spelling of the Aramaic byname Raka, meaning "fool; empty head."

46. RAKA (ריקה): Aramaic byname meaning "fool; empty head." 

47. RAZ (רָז): Aramaic unisex name, meaning "secret."

48. SAGI (סַגִּי): Aramaic and Hebrew name meaning "elevated, lofty." 

49. SHAI (שַׁי): Aramaic and Hebrew name meaning "gift."

50. SHAY: Variant spelling of Aramaic/Hebrew Shai, meaning "gift." Compare with another form of Shay.
51. SHERAGA (שְׁרַגָא): Aramaic name meaning "candle, light."
52. SHRAGA: Variant spelling of Aramaic Sheraga, meaning "candle, light."
53. SIMA (סִימָה): Aramaic unisex name meaning "treasure." Compare with strictly feminine Sima.
54. TALIA: Variant spelling of Aramaic unisex Talya, meaning "young lamb." Compare with strictly feminine Talia.
55. TALMAI: Aramaic form of Greek Ptolemy, meaning "aggressive, warlike." Compare with another form of Talmai.
56. TALYA (טַלְיָא): Aramaic unisex name meaning "young lamb." Compare with strictly feminine forms of Talya.
57. TAU'MA: Aramaic byname derived from the word t'oma (תאומא), meaning "twin." This is the name from which Greek Thōmas was derived.
58. THADDAI: Aramaic name, possibly meaning "courageous, large-hearted." 
59. TOBIT: Aramaic form of Greek Tobias, meaning "God is good." Compare with another form of Tobit.
60. UKBA (עוּקְבָא): Variant spelling of Aramaic Ukva, meaning "supplanter."
61. UKVA (עוּקְבָא): Aramaic form of Hebrew Yaakov, meaning "supplanter."
62. ZEKE: Aramaic name meaning "spark." Compare with other forms of Zeke.

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