Names That Mean Teacher
By Nameberry
Updated Thu Nov 30 2023
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- Mariah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"the Lord is my teacher; or drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"Description:
Thanks to Mariah Carey, everyone now knows this name – and is aware that Mariah's pronounced with a long i – just as Maria was in the Jane Austen era. And though Mariah now sounds modern, it was heard as far back as 1550 in Great Britain.
- Moriah
Origin:
Biblical place name; HebrewMeaning:
"the Lord is my teacher"Description:
Where Abraham took his son Isaac to sacrifice him. Taylor Hanson chose this as the middle name for his son Viggo, his fourth child, but most will see it as a girls’ name. Make life simpler and spell it Mariah.
- Aio
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"tutor, teacher"Description:
Vowel names are popular, but this word-name possibility takes it to an extreme.
- Diago
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"teacher"Description:
Diago is sure to be confused with the more common Diego, the Spanish form of James.
- Indalecio
Origin:
Spanish from GreekMeaning:
"teacher"Description:
Indalecio is an old Spanish name that is newly popular in Argentina.
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