Theophoric names

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Naming convention
gptkbp:category Onomastics
Religious names
gptkbp:defines Names that embed the name of a god or deity
gptkbp:etymology From Greek 'theos' (god) and 'phero' (to bear)
gptkbp:example gptkb:Elijah
gptkb:Michael
gptkb:Gabriel
gptkb:Apollonius
gptkb:Isidore
gptkb:Ishmael
gptkb:Dionysius
gptkbp:feature gptkb:Apollo
gptkb:Ra
gptkb:Isis
gptkb:Zeus
Contain the name or element of a deity
El (Hebrew for God)
Yah (short for Yahweh)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Theophoric names
gptkbp:purpose Invoke protection or favor of a deity
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Ancient_Rome
gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkb:Ancient_Mesopotamia
Ancient Greece
Islamic culture
Hebrew culture
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Eleazar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5