Male Aramaic Names

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1. ABBA ('abbā): Aramaic name meaning "father."
2. ABEDNEGO: Babylonian (Aramaic) biblical name given to Azariah, meaning "servant of Nebo." 
3. BAR: Element found in a great many Aramaic names, meaning "son of."
4. BAR-ABBA: Aramaic name meaning "son of the father."
5. BARNEBHUAH: "Son of exhortation." This is the original Aramaic form of Greek Barnabas. Originally named Joses, he was given the name Barnebhuah by the apostles after he sold all his belongings and gave the money to them. 
6. BAR-SABBA: Aramaic name meaning "son of the Sabbath."
7. BAR-TIMAY (bar-Ţim'ay): Aramaic name, possibly meaning "son of defilement" or "son of a whore."
8. BAR-TOLMAY: Aramaic form of Bartholomew, meaning "son of Talmai."
9. BAR-YESU (bar-Yêšû`): Aramaic form of Bar-Jesus, meaning "son of Jesus."
10. BOANERGES: Surname given to the brothers James and John by Jesus, meaning either "sons of Thunder" or "sons of Tumult."
11. CEPHAS: Aramaic biblical nickname given by Jesus to Simon son of Jona, to distinguish him from Simon Zelotes. It is usually translated via Greek Petros into English Peter, meaning "rock." 
12. CHAMA: Aramaic form of Hebrew Cham, meaning "hot."
13. CHANAN: Variant of Aramaic Chanina, meaning "compassionate."
14. CHANIN: Abbreviated form of Aramaic Chanina, meaning "compassionate."
15. CHANINAI: Variant of Aramaic Chanina, meaning "compassionate."
16. CHANINA: Aramaic name meaning "compassionate."
17. CHINENA: Variant of Aramaic Chanina, meaning "compassionate."
18. CHUNYA: Variant of Aramaic Chanina, meaning "compassionate."
19. DIKLA: Aramaic unisex form of masculine Hebrew Dekel, meaning "date/palm tree."
20. DIKLAH: Variant of Aramaic unisex Dikla, meaning "date/palm tree."
21. DINAI: In the Talmud, this is the Aramaic name of the father of Elazar, meaning "law."
22. DRYHUS: Aramaic form of Darius, meaning "possesses a lot; wealthy."
23. HADAD: Aramaic name of a Semitic god of storms and rain, meaning "thunder." Hadad is equated with Babylonian-Assyrian Adad, and is also known by the byname Rimmon, meaning "thunderer."
24. HANINA: Variant of Aramaic Chanina, meaning "compassionate."
25. IRA: Biblical name of one of David's warriors, meaning "watchful" in Hebrew, "stallion" in Aramaic.
26. JOSES: Aramaic form of Joseph, meaning "(God) shall add," which is usually taken to mean "God will add another son."
27. NAHIR: Variant of Aramaic Nahor, meaning "light."
28. NAHOR: Aramaic biblical name of a brother of Abraham, meaning "light."
29. NAHUR: Variant of Aramaic Nahor, meaning "light."
30. NEHOR: Variant of Aramaic Nahor, meaning "light."
31. NEHORAI: Variant of Aramaic Nahor, meaning "light."
32. QAYYAFA: Aramaic biblical name of the father of the high priest Yehosef bar-Qayyafa who condemned Jesus. The name may be related to the south Arabic verb qâfa, meaning "to raise up, set up."
33. RACA: Variant of Aramaic Raka, meaning "empty one; fool; empty head."
34. RAKA: Aramaic name meaning "empty one; fool; empty head." 
35. RAZ: Aramaic unisex name, meaning "secret."
36. RIMMON: Aramaic byname of the storm and thunder god Hadad, meaning "thunderer."
37. SHARAR: Aramaic biblical name of the father of Ahiam, meaning "firm, hard."
38. SHERAGA: Aramaic name meaning "candle, light."
39. SIMON BAR-JOCHANAN: Aramaic name meaning "Simon, son of John."
40. SIMON BAR-YONA: Aramaic name meaning "Simon, son of Jonah." 
41. TLE (ţlē): Aramaic word meaning "young boy."
42. TOMA: Aramaic, Bulgarian, Croatian and Romanian form of Thomas, meaning "twin."
43. YEHOSEF BAR QAYYAFA: Aramaic name meaning "Joseph son of Qayyafa." 

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