Further understanding of mans relationship to christ, the central figure of the book of mormon, occurs through a study of the periods of apostasy, contention, and war. The scriptures are full of naming options that will set your child apart without going too far afield. It had to be short enough to go with our letter last name. This article will help you find the perfect mormon baby names. I took my time rereadinglistening to this standard work of the latterday saints lds faith. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world. Witnessing those names being attached to real people in real life was a singular horror that i hope i never have to see ever again. Aaric aaro abrel aceal acel admanzah aethan afnan alanadel alema alexavier alme alverice amasa amber amen amren amyot anfernee antone antrim zeezrom aphel araom archilus ardean ardell aric aries arif arl arland arlie arlin armel arnol aroet arsace artax artel artennis arther arvel arverd arvil arville arvin.
For a complete list of the 87 women in the book of mormon click here. When adding biographies, be sure to add a category link seen at bottom of this edit page so that it will be added. Most adherents to the latter day saint movement view the book as a work of inspired scripture. When you heard it, you had to know if it was a boy or girl. Im sure he must be rolling over in his grave at these made up names and weird spelling of perfectly good names. But perhaps there is a good option on that list for you.
Being a mormon, it can be a bit difficult to pick a name that not just honors the heritage, but also makes the child proud to bear it. Made me think that using a book of mormon name is akin to using wayne as a middle name, thereby ensuring that the child will eventually appear on cops, the smoking gun, andor police beat from the daily universe. Hugh nibleys classic work lehi in the desert pages 2530 and can be accessed online on the website of the neal a. Found in both the book of mormon and ancient inscriptions, these names are hebrew in origin, as one would expect for people who emigrated from ancient jerusalem. If you keep reading im sure one day ill eventually post on them all. Aug 09, 2007 i would like to give my baby a name from the book of mormon. Check out the five names for boy and the five names for girls below.
Much preliminary work remains to be done on the book of mormon onomasticon. Gideon in the book of mormon, gideon was a faithful leader of the church and an eventual. It is claimed that some book of mormon names are used improperly or in an inappropriate context. In the first tier are the top 200 names among boys of high school age in the past few decades. Book of mormon characters mormonism, the mormon church. Jun 11, 2008 one such influence can be seen in the names of several people in the book of mormon. Hebrew names turned up on ancient jar handles from other places also have a familiar book of mormon ring. Except where noted, these names are not known from the bible. This satirical attempt to define mormon is even more fanciful and absurd than e. Ive heard a few horror stories on this sub about terrible mormon names, but i guess some part of me hoped it was all just a bad joke. As is the majority of these comments many of which say, no. But like lesserknown biblical names, its a rare family that does so. This name generator will give you 10 random names for hobbits, halflings, and anything else based on tolkiens work, without actually being.
Feb 09, 2010 yeah i cant really think of any mormon names except sariah which i actually like or alma could be used for a girl. Given this grouping of the book of mormon onomasticon, 142 of the 188 unique book of mormon names are lehitemulekite, 41 are jaredite, and 5 are common to both groups. Click here to look through thousands of mormon baby names. Before adding a name, please check all three tiers to make sure. It seems that the theme is the same as the last time i wrote on the ungodly names of the book of mormon. The name is also associated with great missionaries and prophet in the book of mormon. Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 1 life. The book of mormon does give the right type of hebrew.
I say that because the biblical names for boys are common place and easily accepted. These names, as have been noted by latterday saint scholars, are authentic ancient egyptian names. Fun fact while finding common mormon names to give joseph and zaylie for this pos mormons love oddball baby names. So heres a unique collection of the best mormon baby names along with. For the present, lehite and mulekite names must be treated together. Book of mormona book of gross, fictitious nonsense, wrote by mormon, for gazeloms diabolical purposes. Each list of mormon names can be sorted by mormon baby girl names or mormon baby boy names. Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 2 life. Of these 337 proper names, 188 are unique to the book of mormon, while 149 are common to the book of mormon and the bible. Eight pages of boys names collected by me with help of my friends anya and nonie thankyou guys. I had never met anyone in all my years of mormonism that had a name like that.
Are there any names for girls in the book of mormon, besides sara and abish. Mormons believe the following about the book of mormon. Lehi m mormon from an old testament place name meaning jawbone in hebrew, so called because it was the site where the hero samson defeated 1,000 warriors using only the jawbone of a donkey as a weapon. In the second tier are other names you might run into more than once in your lifetime.
The moabites are the descendants of lot who came from an incestuous relationship with one of his daughters. From a geographical standpoint, some lds scholars believe mesoamerica to be the setting of the book of mormon. This list of general boys names is divided into three lots. One book of mormon scribe categorized his people as wanderers, cast out from jerusalem,32 while another called them wanderers in a strange land. Yet, these names have meaning in ancient languages andor have been found as actual names from ancient history. All the mormons i know i am mormon technically too usually just have really different names as in their parents made them up like sharsti, nevin, neely, nickelle. Test your knowledge on this religion quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Names of the books in the book of mormon quiz by ninjanate98. Mar 28, 2016 my father had hard fast rules about naming children. Conversely, proper names that appear only in translation are not included, such as bountiful and desolation.
Aug 17, 2015 years ago, when my boss was arrested for meth possession and child endangerment, his middle name was very prominently used moroni. Fewer references to christ are made during these periods of darkness, probably because his influence is lessened due to the unrighteous actions of man. Book of mormon names the encyclopedia of mormonism. The name sariah is unique to the book of mormon and is often. I believe i would go with biblical names for boys and book of mormon names for girls. In studying the pronunciation guides evolution for englishspeaking church members, one thing becomes clear. Also thanks to chelsea who i forgot to add the first time this was posted. Many book of mormon names are not found in the bible, and were unknown to joseph smith. Have a look to believe us and pick a name for your honey bunch. Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon life after.
Plus as latterday saints, we also have the book of mormon to pull from. Examples of authentic ancient book of mormon names a. I wouldnt want my son growing up having people make fun of his name because it is an unknown. Traditions and trends lds smile said on january th, 2015 at 3. The most distinctive utah names of all time, ranked utah baby namer. We have handpicked 50 best mormon names you have ever heard of. Once again we see yet another of the mormon good boys that has a questionable name. Pages in category books of the book of mormon the following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. It is also used in the book of mormon as the name of a prophet.
So i set out to find the names that are the best combination of popular in utah. The names described in this article deal a serious blow to critics of the book of mormon. Of all of the most utah names both boys and girls, afton was by far the. Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 1 demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 2 demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 3 demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon. Books about mormons score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
How the guide to english pronunciation of book of mormon. Do lds members name their children after people from the book. The book of mormon names for girls are cool though. Terrible, lamentable, cringeworthy mormon baby names. While studying some points of interest in masonry, i came across some names within their books that sounded familiar to me. Can you name the names of the books in the book of mormon. These hits provide additional evidence that the book of mormon is indeed an ancient record. Moron, late jaredite king who reigned during a time of great wickedness and. If the textual passages common to the book of mormon and the bible are excluded, 53 names occur in both books. Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the book of mormon. In case youre curious, other book of mormon names in the top 50 are. There are several theories as to the origin of the book of mormon. I began researching some of the names in the book of mormon and their meanings. Brinnlee brielle anderson and other great utah names zion curtain said on february 4th, 2017 at 5.
Are there any names for girls in the book of mormon, besides. Aaro abrel aceal acel adan aethan afnan aksel alema alexavier alme amasa amber amen amren amyot andrade anfernee anzel aphel araom archilus ardean ardell aries arif arland arlie arlin armel arnol aroet arsace artax artel artennis arther arvel arverd arvid arville arvin arvol audi aurejudd auto avante avon azariah azer baloo bartell belton belvin. The book of mormon bom is an abbreviated account of the inhabitants of the ancient americas from 2200 bc to 421 ad. Mormonsanciently in egypta set of blacklegs, thieves, robbers, and murderers. Mormon was the primary author, editor, and compiler of the book of mormon. This list is intended as a quick reference for individuals mentioned in the book of mormon. Dear marci, actually there are three girls names mentioned in the book of mormon.
The familiarity became abundantly clear when i opened the book of mormon. Why is the book of mormon named after mormon, who is he. Hezron, memshath, ziph bm ziff, jether, epher, jalon, ezer, menahem, lecah, amnon bm amnor, zoheth, etc. But we, at momjunction, have handpicked 50 of the best mormon names inspired by the prominent leaders in the church history and canonized mormon scriptures to get you started.