Christian Names That Mean Transformation
Biblical and Christian names whose meanings are rooted in transformation. Each entry includes the meaning, origin, and Scripture references.
Aurelia
"Golden one; Gilded"
Latin
Brennan
"Sorrow; Raven; Teardrop"
Irish/Gaelic
Briar
"Thorny shrub; Wild rose"
English
Briar
"Thorny bush; Wild rose"
English
Briar
"Thorny bush; Wild rose"
English
Briar
"Thorny bush; Wild rose"
English
Briar
"Thorny bush; Wild rose bush"
English
Cephas
"Rock; Stone"
Aramaic
Colton
"Coal town; Dark settlement"
English
Colton
"Coal town; Dark settlement"
English
Ephah
"Darkness or gloom turned bright"
Hebrew
Fenwick
"Dwelling by the marsh; Farm by the fen"
English
Hadassah
"Myrtle tree; Compassion"
Hebrew
Hadrian
"From Hadria; Dark one"
Latin
Hamish
"Supplanter; He who follows"
Scottish/Hebrew
Heath
"Open wasteland; Moor"
English
Hewett
"Little Hugh; Mind; Spirit"
English/Germanic
Joppa
"Beautiful; Lovely"
Hebrew
Kendall
"Valley of the River Kent; Royal valley"
English/Celtic
Kyran
"Dark; Little dark one"
Irish/Gaelic
Magdalena
"Woman from Magdala; Tower"
Hebrew/Aramaic
Mara
"Bitter"
Hebrew
Marah
"Bitter turned sweet"
Hebrew
Marah
"Bitter"
Hebrew
Marah
"Bitter"
Hebrew
Niamh
"Bright; Radiant"
Irish/Gaelic
Onesimus
"Useful; Profitable; Beneficial"
Greek
Ophrah
"Fawn; Young deer"
Hebrew
Sable
"Black; Dark fur"
English/French
Tamsin
"Twin; Thomas"
English/Cornish
Tamsin
"Twin"
English/Cornish
Tamsin
"Twin"
English/Cornish
Tamsin
"Twin; From Thomasina"
English/Cornish
Vance
"Marshland; From the fen"
English
Yara
"Small butterfly; Spring; Water"
Arabic/Hebrew
Yara
"Small butterfly; Water lady"
Arabic/Brazilian
Yara
"Small butterfly; Water lady; Friend"
Arabic/Brazilian
Yarden
"To flow down; Jordan River"
Hebrew
Zacchaeus
"Pure; Innocent; Justified"
Hebrew
Zaccheus
"Pure; Innocent; Righteous"
Hebrew/Greek