What is the name meaning of HEROD. Phrases containing HEROD
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HEROD
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Biblical
Son of a hero.
Female
English
Latin form of Greek Bernike, BERNICE means "bringer of victory." In the bible, this is the name of the eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa. This is the form used in the Authorized Version.Â
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English (chiefly Nottinghamshire)
English (chiefly Nottinghamshire) : nickname from the personal name Herod (Greek HÄ“rÅdÄ“s, apparently derived from hÄ“rÅs ‘hero’), borne by the king of Judea (died ad 4) who at the time of the birth of Christ ordered that all male children in Bethlehem should be slaughtered (Matthew 2: 16–18). In medieval mystery plays Herod was portrayed as a blustering tyrant, and the name was therefore given to someone one who had played the part, or who had an overbearing temper.English : variant of Harold (1 or 2).Greek : shortened form of Herodiadis, a patronymic from the classical personal name HÄ“rodiÅn. This was the name of a relative of St. Paul and an early Bishop of Patras, venerated in the Orthodox Church. HÄ“rodÄ“s ‘Herod’ is also found in Greek as a nickname for a violent man, but this is less likely to be the source of the surname.
Biblical
the song of Juno
Female
Greek
(ΒεÏενίκη) Macedonian form of Greek Pherenike, BERENIKE means "bringer of victory." In the bible, this is the name of the eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa.
Male
Greek
(ΑγÏίππας) Greek name AGRIPPAS means "wild horse." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of the Herod Agrippa who ordered the execution of the apostle James, and the imprisonment of Peter.
Female
English
Latin form of Macedonian Greek Berenike, BERENICE means "bringer of victory." In the bible, this is the name of the eldest daughter of Herod Agrippa.
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Afghan, American, Arabic, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, Farsi, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Iranian, Latin, Lebanese, Malaysian, Muslim, Pashtun, Swedish
Sea of Bitterness; Form of Mary; Rebelliousness; Wished for Child; A Flower; Tuberose; Bitter; Wife of Herod; Star of the Sea; Pious
Female
Greek
(Σαλώμη) Greek form of Hebrew Shelomiyth, SALŌMĒ means "peaceful." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a woman who witnessed Christ's crucifixion. It is also said (by the historian Josephus) to have been the name of the daughter of Herodias (consort of Herod Antipas), who demanded the head of John the Baptist after dancing for Herod.
Biblical
son of a hero
Male
Greek
(ἩÏώδης) Greek name HERODES means "sprung from a hero." In the bible, this is the name of the king who ordered the slaughter of all male children "two years old and under."Â
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Biblical
The song of Juno.
Male
Russian
(Родион) Russian form of Greek Herodion, RODION means "sprung from a hero."
Female
Greek
(ἩÏωδιάς) Feminine form of Greek Herodes ("hero"), HERODIAS means "heroic." In the bible, this is the name of the daughter of Aristoboulos and granddaughter of Herod the Great.
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English
English : variant spelling of Herod.
Male
Greek
(ἩÏωδίωνν) Pet form of Greek Herodes, HERODION means "sprung from a hero." In the bible, this is the name of a Christian mentioned in Paul's epistle to the Romans.Â
Female
English
Anglicized form of Greek SalÅmÄ“, SALOME means "peaceful." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a woman who witnessed Christ's crucifixion. It is also said (by the historian Josephus) to have been the name of the daughter of Herodias (consort of Herod Antipas), who demanded the head of John the Baptist after dancing for Herod.
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Arabic, British, English
Builder; Architect
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Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Full of Kindness
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Hindu
Mother, Strong, Sun
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English
Spoils of war.
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Scottish American French
Scottish version of the Old French Jehane, a feminine form of John: God is gracious.
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German, Polish
Prosperity in Battle; Wealthy; Rich; Fortunate; Heroine
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English
English : patronymic from the personal name Clement.German, Dutch, and Danish : from the personal name Clemens (see Clement).Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name, Mark Twain, was descended from VA stock on his father’s side, from a Robert Clemens, who was born in Warwickshire, England, in 1634.
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Hindu
(Son of Kesari)
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Muslim
Scared
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Hindu
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v. t.
To surpass (Herod) in violence or wickedness; to exceed in any vicious or offensive particular.
prep.
Denoting relation to place or time; belonging to, or connected with; as, men of Athens; the people of the Middle Ages; in the days of Herod.
n. pl.
A division of wading birds, including the herons, storks, and allied forms. Called also Herodii.
n.
The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret (Ardea, / Herodias, egretta); the great egret (A. alba); the little egret (A. garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (A. candidissima).
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A Persian measure of length, which, according to Herodotus and Xenophon, was thirty stadia, or somewhat more than three and a half miles. The measure varied in different times and places, and, as now used, is estimated at from three and a half to four English miles.
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One of a party among the Jews, composed of partisans of Herod of Galilee. They joined with the Pharisees against Christ.