Names That Mean Priest

  1. Cohen
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "priest"
    • Description:

      Cohen is a common last name among Jews and an important spiritual name in the Jewish religion, associated with the hereditary priests who claimed descent from the biblical Aaron. As a result of its religious significance, Cohen is considered by some to be inappropriate to use as a first name, particularly by people with no Jewish heritage.
  2. Cohen
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "priest"
    • Description:

      Cohen is a common last name among Jews and an important spiritual name in the Jewish religion, associated with the hereditary priests who claimed descent from the biblical Aaron. As a result of its religious significance, Cohen is considered by some to be inappropriate to use as a first name, particularly by people with no Jewish heritage.
  3. Flaminia
    • Origin:

      Italian, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "priest"
    • Description:

      A feminine form of the Latin name Flaminius, which derives from flamen: a Roman priest devoted to a particular "official" deity. The name entered the Italian Top 200 in 2021 and a recent year saw it rank at #155.
  4. Taggart
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "son of the priest"
    • Description:

      Not your typical jovial Irish surname; but has a dark, craggy appeal, and Tag as a nickname.
  5. Atharva
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "priest"
    • Description:

      Atharva is derived from Atharvaveda, the fourth Veda in the scriptures of Hinduism. The root of Atharva, atharwan, likely means "priest." Atharva is also connected to the Hindu god Ganesh.

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