Daniel

(biblical) Daniel (biblical book and prophet)


Thomas

→ Vietnamese: Tôma


malin

fr-adj

malin (feminine maligne or maline, masculine plural malins, feminine plural malignes or malines)

maligne (feminine)
maline (feminine)
malins (masculine plural)
malignes (feminine plural)
malines (feminine plural)

Inherited from Middle French malin(g), backformation from Old French maligne m (12th c.), a borrowing from Latin malignus. Compare the same backformation in bénin and, on the other hand, the original common-gender form preserved in digne.

prendre un malin plaisir à faire quelque chose

to take perverse pleasure in doing something

(chiefly dated or biblical) malicious, sadistic (which likes to do or say hurtful things for fun)


Suzanne

English: Suzanne


Jeanne

→ Belarusian: Жанна (Žanna)

→ English: Jeanne

→ Irish: Síne

→ Latvian: Žanna

→ Russian: Жанна (Žanna)

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→ Scottish Gaelic: Sìne
→ English: Sheena

→ Ukrainian: Жанна (Žanna)

→ Welsh: Siân

From Middle French Jehanne, from Latin Iohanna. Equivalent to Jean (“John”) + -e (feminine ending).


Nahum

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Hebrew נַחוּם


Amos

The city is named after Alice Gouin (né Amos; 1868–1940), the wife of prime minister of Québec Lomer Gouin (1861–1929).


Michel

From Latin Michāēlem, from Ancient Greek Μῐχᾱήλ (Mikhāḗl), from the Hebrew מִיכָאֵל (mikha'él, “Michael”, literally “Who is like God?”). Cognate with English Michael, Spanish Miguel, Italian Michele.


Jérémie

Haitian Creole: Jeremi


Sion

→ Khmer: ស៊ីយ៉ូន (siiyoun)

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Sion, from Hebrew ציון.


Étienne

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Inherited from Old French Estiene, from earlier *Estievne, from Latin Stephanus, from Ancient Greek Στέφανος (Stéphanos). Doublet of Stéphane, a borrowing from Latin.


Matthieu

Inherited from Old French Mathieu, from Latin Matthaeus, from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ (mattiṯyāhū, literally “gift of the Lord”).

מַתִּתְיָהוּ


Élisabeth

From Latin Elisabeth, but originating from Biblical Hebrew אלישבע.

(biblical) Elizabeth, Elisabeth (mother of John the Baptist)


Élisée

(biblical) Elisha (prophet, disciple and successor of Elijah)


Théophile

Borrowed from Latin Theophilus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεόφιλος (Theóphilos).

(biblical) Theophilus (addressee in the New Testament)


évangile

Inherited from Old French evangile, evangeile, euvangile, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin evangelium, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”). Cognate with Italian vangelo, Portuguese evangelho, Spanish evangelio.


déluge

Inherited from Old French deluge, borrowed from Latin dīluvium.


Éden

(biblical) Eden (garden built by God as the home for Adam and Eve)


Melchisédek

(biblical) Melchizedek (king, priest, and contemporary of Abraham)


Ésaü

(biblical) Esau (son of Isaac and Rebekah)


Éliakim

Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew אֶלְיָקִ֥ים (literally “God raises up”).

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Eliakim, son of Hilkiah
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(biblical) Eliakim (any of three men of this name, especially Eliakim, son of Hilkiah)


Éphraïm

From Hebrew אֶפְרַיִם (Efráyim, “Ephraim”, literally “fruitful”).

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(biblical) Ephraim (son of Joseph, progenitor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel)


Isaïe

From the Latin Īsāiās, the Vulgate spelling of Ēsāiās, from the Ancient Greek Ἠσαΐας (Ēsaḯas), from the Biblical Hebrew יְשַׁעְיָהוּ (yəšaʿyā́hū).

יְשַׁעְיָהוּ


Exode

From Late Latin exodus, from Ancient Greek ἔξοδος (éxodos, “expedition, departure”), from ἐξ (ex, “out”) + ὁδός (hodós, “path, road”).


Bon Samaritain

fr-noun

Bon Samaritain m (plural Bons Samaritains)


tour de Babel

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Ultimately from Biblical Hebrew מִגְדַּל בָּבֶל.

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מִגְדַּל בָּבֶל

Biblical Hebrew מִגְדַּל בָּבֶל