Names That Mean Behold
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Updated Thu Nov 30 2023
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- Idalia
Origin:
Greek, GermanicMeaning:
"behold the sun; work, labor"Description:
A pretty, if unusual choice for a summer baby, particularly a girl with an ancestor named Ida. An epithet of the goddess Aphrodite, Idalia is derived from the Greek place name Idalion.
- Idalie
Origin:
French and Swedish variation of Idalia, GreekMeaning:
"behold the sun"Description:
A warm, sunny, and extremely rare name, even within its native France. Idalie would be especially perfect to honor an Ida.
- Iscah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"to behold"Description:
A rare Biblical name, belonging to a niece of Abraham. It means "to behold". Iscah is thought to be the origin of the English name Jessica, which was invented by Shakespeare for a character in his 1596 play The Merchant of Venice.
- Jescha
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"to behold"Description:
This variation of Iscah connects that biblical name to the Shakespearean Jessica, which it's believed to be the root of. Iscah, a niece of Abraham, is mentioned briefly in the Book of Genesis.
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