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    Briar

    BRY-er

    English
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Thorny shrub; Wild rose
    Origin
    English
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Briar does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Thorny shrub; Wild rose", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Briar.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Briar is the burning bush — beauty that survives fire, faith that endures thorns, God's presence in the most unlikely places.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Exodus 3:2

      "And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed."

    • Song of Solomon 2:2

      "As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters."

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