PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY OF SCRIPTURE PROPER NAMES.

[This vocabulary contains all common Scripture Names except monosyllables and dissyllables, the latter being always accented on the first syllable. Ch has the sound of k, and so has c, except when marked ç, to indicate the sound of s; g is hard, except when marked otherwise.]

A-bad′don.
Ab′a-na.
Ab′a-rim.
A-bed′ne-gō.
Ā-bel-Me-hō′lah.
Ā-bel-Miz′rā-im (or -rā′).
Ā-bel-Shit′tim.
A-bī′a.
A-bī′a-thar.
A-bi-ē′zer.
Ab′i-gail.
A-bī′hū.
A-bī′jah.
A-bī′jam.
Ab-i-lē′ne.
A-bim′e-lech.
A-bin′a-dab.
A-bī′ram.
Ab′i-shag.
A-bish′ā-ī.
Ā′bra-ham.
Ab′sa-lom.
A-çel′da-ma.
A-chā′ia (′ya, or a-kī′a).
A-dī′nō (or Ad′i-nō)
A-do-ni-bē′zek.
Ad-o-nī′jah.
Ad-o-nī′ram.
A-do-ni-zē′dek.
A-dram′me-lech.
Ad-ra-myt′ti-um.
A′dri-a.
Ā′dri-el.
A-dul′lam.
Ag′a-bus (or -gā′).
A-grip′pa.
A-has-ū-ē′rus.
Ā-ha-zī′ah.
A-hī′jah.
A-him′ā-az.
A-him′e-lech.
A-hin′o-am.
A-hith′o-phel.
A-hī′tub.
A-hō′li-ab.
A-hol′i-bah.
Aj′a-lon.
Al-ex-an′dri-a.
Al-phæ′us (-fē′).
Al-tas′chith.
Am′a-lek.
Am′a-lek-īte (or A-mal′).
Am′a-na, A-mā′na.
Am′a-sa, A-mā′sa.
Am-a-zī′ah.
A-min′a-dab.
Am′mon-īte.
Am′o-rīte.
Am-phip′o-lis.
Am′ra-phel.
An′a-kims.
A-nam′me-lech.
An-a-nī′as.
An′a-thoth.
An-dro-nī′cus.
An′ti-och.
An′ti-pas.
An-tip′a-tris.
A-pel′lēs (′lēz).
Ap-ol-lō′ni-a.
A-pol′los.
A-pol′ly-on.
Ap′pi-ī Fō′rum.
Aq′ui-la (ak′wi-).
Ar′a-rat.
A-rau′nah.
Ar-che-lā′us.
Arc-tū′rus.
Ar-ē-op′a-gus.
Ar′e-tas.
Ā′ri-el.
Ar-i-ma-thē′a.
A′ri-och.
Ar-is-tar′chus.
Ar-is-to-bū′lus.
Ar-ma-ged′don.
Ar-mē′ni-a.
Ar′o-er.
Ar′te-mas.
A-ru′mah.
As′a-hel.
As′e-nath.
Ash′ke-naz.
Ash′tā-roth.
Ash-tō′reth.
A′si-a (ā′zhi-a).
As′ke-lon.
As-syr′i-a.
Ath-a-lī′ah.
At-ta-lī′a.
Au-gus′tus.
Az-a-rī′ah.
A-zō′tus.
Bā′al-ah.
Bā-al-bē′rith.
Bā′al-gad.
Bā-al-hā′zor.
Bā-al-her′mon.
Bā-al-mē′on.
Bā-al-pē′or.
Bā-al-per′a-zim.
Bā-al-shal′i-sha (or -lī′).
Bā-al-tā′mar.
Bā-al-zē′bub.
Bā-al-zē′phon.
Bā′a-sha.
Bab′y-lon.
Ba-hū′rim.
Ba-rab′bas.
Bar′na-bas.
Bar′sa-bas.
Bar-thol′o-mew.
Bar-ti-mæ′us.
Bar-zil′lā-ī.
Bath-shē′ba (or Bath′).
Bē-el′ze-bub.
Bē-er-la-hāi′roi.
Be-ē′roth.
Bē-er′she-ba (or -shē′).
Bē′he-moth.
Bē′li-al.
Bel-shaz′zar.
Bel-te-shaz′zar.
Be-nā′iah (′ya, or -nī′a).
Ben-hā′dad.
Ben′ja-min.
Be-rē′a.
Ber-nī′çe.
Be-rō′dach-bal′a-dan.
Beth-ab′a-ra.
Beth′a-ny.
Beth-ar′bel.
Beth-ā′ven.
Be-thes′da (-thez′).
Beth-hō′ron.
Beth′le-hem.
Beth-mā′a-chah.
Beth-pē′or (or Beth′).
Beth′pha-gē (-jē).
Beth-sā′i-da.
Beth-shē′mesh (or Beth′).
Be-thū′el (or Beth′).
Be-zal′e-el.
Bi-thyn′i-a.
Bō-a-ner′gēs (′jēz).
Cā′ia-phas (kā′ya- or kī′a-).
Cal′va-ry.
Cā′naan-īte.
Can′da-çē.
Ca-per′nā-um.
Cap-pa-dō′ci-a (′shi-).
Car′che-mish.
Cen′chre-a (sen′).
Cēs-a-rē′a.
Chal-dē′an.
Ched-or-lā′o-mer (or -lā-ō′).
Chem′a-rims.
Cher′eth-ītes.
Chin′ne-reth.
Cho-rā′zin.
Chū-shan-rish-a-thā′im.
Ci-lic′i-a (si-lish′i-a).
Cin′ne-roth (sin′).
Clau′di-a.
Clau′di-us.
Clē′o-phas.
Co-los′sē.
Co-nī′ah.
Cor-nē′li-us.
Cy-rē′nē (sī-).
Cy-rē′ni-us (sī-).
Dal-ma-nū′tha.
Dal-mā′ti-a (′shi-).
Dam′a-ris.
Da-mas′cus.
Dan′i-el.
Da-rī′us.
Deb′o-rah (or -bō′).
De-cap′o-lis.
Del′i-lah (Heb. De-lī′lah).
De-mē′tri-us.
Dī-an′a.
Dī-o-nys′i-us (-nish′).
Dī-ot′re-phēs (-fēz).
Dru-sil′la.
Ē-bed-mē′lech.
Eb-en-ē′zer.
Ē′dom-īte.
Ed′re-ī.
El-ē′a-leh.
El-ē-ā′zar.
El-e-lō′he-Is′ra-el.
El-hā′nan.
E-lī′ab.
E-lī′a-kim.
E-lī′a-shib.
El-i-ē′zer.
E-lī′hū.
E-lī′jah.
E-lim′e-lech.
 El′i-phaz.
E-lī′sha.
E-lish′e-ba (or -shē′).
El′ka-nah.
El′la-sar.
El′nā-than.
E-lō′ī.
El′y-mas.
Ē′ne-as.
Em′ma-us (or Em-mā′).
En-eg-lā′im.
En′gē-dī (or -ged′).
En-rō′gel.
Ep′a-phras.
E-paph-ro-dī′tus.
Eph′e-sus.
Ē′phrā-im.
Eph′ra-tah.
Ep-i-cū-rē′ans.
E-ras′tus.
Ē-sar-had′don.
Es-dra-ē′lon.
Esh′tā-ol.
Ē-thi-ō′pi-a.
Eū-nī′çe.
Eū-ō′di-as.
Eū-phrā′tēs (′tēz).
Eū-roc′ly-don.
Eū′ty-chus.
Ē-vil-me-rō′dach (or -mer′).
Ex′o-dus.
E-zē′ki-el.
Ē-zi-on-gā′ber.
For-tū-nā′tus.
Gab′ba-tha.
Gā′bri-el.
Gad′a-rēnes.
Ga-lā′ti-a (-lā′shi-a)
Gal′e-ed.
Gal-i-lē′an.
Gal′i-lee.
Gal′li-o.
Ga-mā′li-el.
Ged-a-lī′ah.
Ged′e-roth.
Ge-hā′zī.
Gem-a-rī′ah.
Gen-nes′a-ret.
Gen′e-sis (jen′).
Ge-nū′bath.
Ger′ge-sēnes.
Ger′i-zim (Heb. Ge-riz′zim).
Geth-sem′a-ne.
Gib′be-thon.
Gib′e-ah.
Gib′e-on.
Gid′e-on.
Gil-bō′a.
Gil′e-ad.
Gir′gash-īte.
Gol′go-tha.
Go-lī′ath.
Go-mor′rah.
Hab′ak-kuk.
Hach′i-lah.
Had-ad-ē′zer.
Had-ad-rim′mon.
Hā′gar-ēnes.
Hag′gā-ī.
Ha-nan′e-el.
Ha-nā′nī.
Han-a-nī′ah.
Har′ō-sheth (or -rō′).
Hav′i-lah.
Hā-voth-jā′ir.
Haz′ā-el (or Hā′).
Heph′zi-bah.
Her-mog′e-nēs (-moj′e-nēz).
He-rō′di-ans.
He-rō′di-as.
He-rō′di-on.
Hez-e-kī′-ah.
Hid′de-kel (or -dek′).
Hī-e-rap′o-lis.
Hig-gāi′on (′gi- or gā′yon).
Hil-kī′ah.
Ho-sē′a (-zē′).
Ho-shē′a.
Hy-me-næ′us.
Ich′a-bod.
I-cō′ni-um.
Id-ū-mē′a.
Il-lyr′-i-cum.
Im-man′ū-el.
I-sai′ah (ī-zī′a or ī-zā′ya).
Is-car′i-ot.
Ish′bo-sheth (or -bō′).
Ish′mā-el.
Ish′mā-el-īte.
Is′rā-el (iz′).
Is′rā-el-īte (iz′).
Is′sa-char.
Ith′a-mar.
It′tā-ī.
It-ū-rē′a.
Jā-besh-gil′e-ad.
Jab′ne-el.
Jā′ir-us.
Jeb′ū-sīte.
Jec-o-nī′ah.
Jed′ū-thun.
Jē-gar-sā-ha-dū′tha.
Je-hō′a-haz.
Je-hō′ash.
je-hoi′a-chin.
Je-hoi′a-da.
Je-hoi′a′-kim.
Je-hon′a-dab.
Je-hō′ram.
Je-hosh′a-phat.
Je-hosh′e-ba.
Je-hō-vah-jī′reh.
Je-hō-vah-nis′sī.
Je-hō-vah-shā′lom.
Jer-e-mī′ah.
Jer′i-chō.
Jer-o-bō′am.
Je-rub′ba-al (or -bā′).
Je-ru′sa-lem.
Jesh′i-mon.
Jesh′ū-run.
Jez′e-bel.
Jez′re-el.
Jo-an′na.
Joch′e-bed (or -eb′).
Jo-hā′nan (or Jō′).
Jon′a-dab.
Jon′a-than.
Josh′-ū-a.
Jo-sī′ah.
Joz′a-char.
Jū-dē′a.
Jū′li-us.
Jū′pi-ter.
Kad′mon-ītes.
Ked′e-moth.
Ken′niz-zītes.
Kē′ri-oth.
Ke-tū′rah.
Kib-roth-hat-tā′a-vah.
Kir-hē′res.
Kir-jath-ā′im.
Kir-jath-ar′ba.
Kir-jath-hū′zoth.
Kir-jath-jē′a-rim.
La-hai′roi (-hī′).
Lā-od-i-çē′a.
La-sē′a.
Laz′a-rus.
Leb′a-non.
Leb-bē′us.
Lem′ū-el.
Le-vī′a-than.
Lib′er-tīnes.
Lib′y-a.
Lō-am′mī.
Lō-rū′ha-mah (or -hā′).
Lū′çi-fer.
Lū′-ci-us (lū′shi-us).
Lyc-a-ō′ni-a.
Lyc-i-a (lish′i-a).
Lyd′i-a.
Ly-sā′ni-as.
Lys-i-as (lish′i-as).
Mā′a-cah.
Maç-e-dō′ni-a.
Mach-pē′lah (or Mach′).
Mag′da-la.
Mā′ha-lath.
Mā-ha-nā′im.
Mā-her-shal-al-hash′baz.
Mak-kē′dah.
Mal′a-chī.
Man′ā-en.
Ma-nas′seh.
Ma-nō′ah.
Mar-a-nath′a.
Ma-rē′shah (or Mar′).
Mat-ta-nī′ah.
Mat-thī′as (Math-thī′as).
Maz′za-roth.
Med′e-ba.
Me-gid′do.
Mel-chiz′e-dek.
Mel′i-ta.
Men′a-hem.
Me-phib′o-sheth (or Me-phi-bō′).
Mer′a-rī.
Mer-a-thā′im.
Mer′i-bah.
Me-rō-dach-bal′a-dan.
Mes-o-po-tā′mi-a.
Mes-sī′ah.
Mē-theg-am′mah.
Me-thū′se-lah.
Mī-cai′ah (-kī′a or -kā′ya).
 Mī′cha-el.
Mī-chai′ah (-kī′a or -kā′ya).
Mid′i-an-īte.
Mī-lē′tus.
Mir′i-am.
Mit-y-lē′nē.
Miz′rā-im.
Mō′ab-īte.
Mor-de-cā′ī, Mor′-de-cai (-kī).
Mo-rī′ah.
Mys-i-a (mizh′i-a).
Nā′a-man.
Nai′oth (nī′ or nā′-yoth).
Nā′o-mī or Nā-ō′mī.
Naph′ta-lī.
Na-than′ā-el.
Naz′a-rēne.
Naz′a-reth.
Naz′a-rīte.
Ne-ap′o-lis.
Ne-bai′oth (-bī′, or Ne-bā′yoth).
Neb-ū-chad-nez′zar.
Neb-ū-zar′a-dan.
Neg′i-noth.
Nē-he-mī′ah.
Nē′hi-loth.
Ne-hush′tan.
Neth′i-nims.
Nī-cā′nor.
Nic-o-dē′mus.
Nic-o-lā′i-tans.
Nic′o-las.
Nī-cop′o-lis.
Nin-e-veh.
Ō-ba-dī′ah.
Ō-bed-ē′dom.
Ō′me-ga.
O-nē′si-mus.
On-ē-siph′o-rus.
O-rī′on.
Oth′ni-el.
Pā-dan-ā′ram.
Pal′es-tīne.
Pam-phyl′i-a.
Par′me-nas.
Par′thi-ans.
Par-vā′im.
Pat′a-ra.
Pek-a-hī′ah.
Pel-a-tī′ah.
Pē′leth-ītes.
Pe-nī′el.
Pe-nū′el.
Per′a-zim.
Pē-rez-uz′zah.
Per′ga-mos.
Per′iz-zīte.
Per′-si-a (per′shi-a).
Phal′ti-el.
Phā-raōh-hoph′ra (fā′rō- or fā′ra-ō-).
Phā-raōh-nē′choh.
Phē-nī′çe.
Phē-nic′i-a (-nish′).
Phil-a-del′phi-a.
Phī-lē′mon.
Phī-lē′tus.
Phi-lip′pi.
Phil′is-tine (-tin).
Phin′e-has.
Phryg′i-a (frij′).
Pī-hā-hī′roth.
Pir′a-thon.
Pi-sid′i-a.
Plē′ia-dēs (′ya-dēz or plī′a-).
Pot′i-phar.
Po-tiph′e-rah.
Pris-çil′la.
Proch′o-rus.
Ptol-e-mā′is (tol-).
Pub′li-us.
Pu-tē′o-lī.
Rā′a-mah.
Rā-am′sēs (′sēz).
Rab′sha-keh (-kā).
Ra-gū′el.
Rā-math-a′im.
Rā-math-lē′hī.
Ra-mē′sēs (′sēz or Ram′).
Rā-moth-gil′e-ad.
Re-bek′ah.
Rē′chab-ītes (or Rech′).
Rē-ho-bō′am.
Re-hō′both.
Reph′ā-im.
Reph′i-dim.
Rhē′gi-um (rē′ji-).
Sa-bā′oth.
Sa-bē′ans.
Sal′a-mis.
Sal-mō′nē.
Sa-lō′mē.
Sa-mā′ri-a.
Sa-mar′i-tan.
Sam-o-thrā′ci-a (-thrā′shi-a).
Sam′ū-el.
San-bal′lat.
Sap-phī′ra (saf-fī′).
Sa-rep′ta.
Scyth′i-an (sith′).
Se-cun′dus.
Se-leu′ci-a (′shi-a or Se-leu-çī′a).
Sen-nach′e-rib.
Seph′a-rad.
Seph-ar-vā′im.
Ser-ai′ah (-ī′a or -ā′ya).
Ser′gi-us (′ji-).
Shal′i-sha.
Shal-ma-nē′ser (′zer).
Sha-rē′zer.
Shem-ai′ah (-ī′a).
Shem′i-nith.
Sheph-a-tī′ah.
Shesh-baz′zar.
Shē′thar-boz′na-ī.
Shig-gai′on (-gī′on).
Shim′e-ī.
Sho-shan′nim.
Shū′lam-īte.
Si-lō′am.
Sil-vā′nus.
Sim′e-on.
Sir′i-on.
Sis′e-ra.
Sod′om-ītes.
Sol′o-mon.
Sō′pa-ter.
Sō-sip′a-ter.
Sos′the-nēs (-nēz).
Steph′a-nas.
Suk′ki-ims.
Su-san′na (-zan′).
Sy-ē′nē.
Syn′ty-chē.
Syr′a-cūse.
Syr′-i-a.
Sy-ro-phe-nic′i-an (-nish′i-an).
Tā′a-nach.
Tab′e-rah.
Tab′i-tha.
Ta-hap′a-nēs (-nēz).
Tah′pan-hēs (-hēz).
Tah′pe-nēs (-nēz).
Tap-pū′ah.
Te-haph′ne-hēs (-hēz).
Te-kō′ah.
Ter′ti-us (′shi-us).
Ter-tul′lus.
Thad-dæ′us.
The-oph′i-lus.
Thes-sa-lo-nī′ca.
Thy-a-tī′ra.
Tī-bē′ri-as.
Tī-bē′ri-us.
Tig-lath-pi-lē′ser (′zer).
Tim-nath-hē′rēs (′rēz).
Tim-nath-sē′rah.
Tim′o-thy.
Tir′ha-kah.
Tir′ha-nah.
Tir′sha-tha (or -shā′).
To-bī′ah.
To-bī′jah.
To-gar′mah.
Trach-o-nī′tis.
Tro-gyl′li-um (-jil′).
Troph′i-mus.
Try-phē′na.
Try-phō′sa.
Tū′bal-cain (-kān).
Tych′i-cus.
Ty-ran′nus.
U-phar′sin (ū-).
U-rī′ah (ū-).
U-rī′jah (ū-).
Uz-zī′ah.
Zac-chæ′us.
Zach-a-rī′ah.
Zach-a-rī′as.
Zal-mun′na.
Zam-zum′mims.
Zar′e-phath.
Zar′e-tan.
Zeb′e-dee.
Ze-boi′im.
Ze-bō′im.
Zeb′ū-lun.
Zech-a-rī′ah.
Zed-e-kī′ah.
Ze-lō′phe-had.
Zem-a-rā′im.
Zeph-a-nī′ah.
Zeph′a-thah.
Ze-rub′ba-bel.
Zer-ū-ī′ah.
Zip-pō′rah.

THE MORE COMMON ENGLISH CHRISTIAN NAMES,
WITH THEIR ORIGIN AND MEANING.

See especially Miss Yonge's History of Christian Names (2 vols. 1863).

Aaron (Heb.), lofty, mountaineer.—Ar. Harun, Haroun.