Hebrew Names
Hebrew names are built from three-consonant roots, and a great many are small sentences rather than words: God has heard, God has given, who is like God. Almost all of them reached English through Greek and Latin translations of the Bible, which is why the English forms are so far from the Hebrew ones — Jacob and James are the same name, separated only by which route they took.
Languages behind these names
Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew
via Greek and Latin
via Arabic
via English
via Spanish
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Sam Sam is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "God has heard," a short form of Samuel.Boy Hebrew 452 in 2025
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Jessica Jessica is a girl's name invented by Shakespeare for The Merchant of Venice in 1596.Girl Hebrew 424 in 2025