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    Dashiell

    da-SHEEL

    French
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Page boy; Herald
    Origin
    French
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Dashiell does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Page boy; Herald", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Dashiell.
    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
    Dashiell is the herald on the mountains — beautiful feet bringing good tidings, the urgent voice that announces the King.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Isaiah 52:7

      "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace."

    • Romans 10:15

      "How shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace."

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