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    Phoenix

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    Greek
    Unisex
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Rising from ashes; Reborn
    Origin
    Greek
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Phoenix does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Rising from ashes; Reborn", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Phoenix.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.029% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Phoenix speaks of resurrection power — the ability to rise from ashes, renewed and transformed by God's grace.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Romans 6:4

      "Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life."

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