Skip to main content

    Compare Two Bible Names Side by Side

    Enter two names and see them next to each other: what each one means, the language it comes from, how it is said, whether the King James Bible actually uses it, the earliest book it appears in, its recorded United States popularity and the King James verses behind it. 1,332 biblical and Christian names are covered, and every comparison has its own shareable link.

    Your comparison

    Galway

    GAWL-way

    Irish
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Stony river; Foreign Gaul
    Origin
    Irish
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Galway does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Stony river; Foreign Gaul", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Galway.
    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
    Galway flows from stone — rocks cleft in wilderness, water from the depths, provision struck from impossible places by God's hand.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Psalm 78:15

      "He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave them drink as out of the great depths."

    • Exodus 17:6

      "Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it."

    Read the full Galway page

    We don't have a name spelled "—"

    Try another spelling — the library holds 1,332 biblical and Christian names.

    Questions about comparing Bible names

    Type a name into each box and press Compare. The page then shows both names next to each other with their meaning, language of origin, pronunciation, whether the King James Bible actually uses the name, the earliest book it appears in, its recorded United States popularity and its King James verses.

    Keep exploring names