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    Lorcan

    LOR-kun

    Irish/Gaelic
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Little fierce one; Silent
    Origin
    Irish/Gaelic
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Lorcan does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Little fierce one; Silent", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Lorcan.
    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
    Lorcan is righteous fierceness — the holy zeal that cleanses temples, confronts idols, and burns for God's honor.
    Verses on this meaning
    • John 2:17

      "And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up."

    • Numbers 25:11

      "Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake."

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