التعليم المسيحي

اسم "هيذر" (Heather) غير مذكور في الكتاب المقدس. جذوره الإنجليزية القديمة ترتبط بالطبيعة والمرونة، وتجسد فضائل تتماشى مع الإيمان.

Julian is not in the Bible, but Julius is — the centurion who guarded Paul to Rome and twice did more for him than his orders required.

Karen is not in the Bible, and “pure” is a meaning early Christians gave it rather than one it had. They changed the spelling to make it true.

Jason is in the Bible. A mob came to his house in Thessalonica looking for Paul, and he posted bond for men who left that night.

اسم دونا، الذي يعني "سيدة"، ليس موجوداً في الكتاب المقدس ولكنه يحمل قيمة روحية. إنه يستحضر الكرامة والقيادة والفضائل الكتابية.

Lawrence is not in the Bible. Its saint, asked to surrender the treasures of the Church, gave away everything and then presented the poor.

Samantha is not in the Bible, but was probably built from Samuel — whose mother was mistaken for drunk while praying, and who needed help to recognise God’s voice.

استكشف أصول وأهمية اسم كالفن في التقليد المسيحي، على الرغم من غيابه عن النصوص الكتابية.

Melanie is not in the Bible. It is Greek for “dark” — and the Song of Songs has a woman say “Dark am I, yet lovely” without apologising.