Names That Mean Expected

  1. Messiah
    • Origin:

      Aramaic word name
    • Meaning:

      "expected savior or deliverer"
    • Description:

      A handful of years ago, a judge in Tennessee ruled that parents could not name their son Messiah, "because there's only one." That decision has since been overturned.
  2. Messiah
    • Origin:

      Aramaic
    • Meaning:

      "expected savior or deliverer"
    • Description:

      Highly unusual -- and audacious -- name chosen by basketball star Allen Iverson.