Othniel

Hebrew

"lion of god, or strength of god"

Othniel Origin and Meaning

The name Othniel is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "lion of god, or strength of god".

Othniel is mentioned in the Bible and Tanakh (in the Book of Judges) where he is the first of the biblical judges mentioned. Othniel was related to Caleb, which might make these two names a nice biblically themed sib-set.

Othniel Popularity

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