4/2/09

Name Meanings

Name Meanings from "The Name Book, by Dorothy Astoria"

Bentley
Spiritual Connotation: Peaceful
Psalm 121:8
The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.

Brittany
Spiritual Connotation: Stranger
Ruth 2:10
Why have I found favor in your eyes, that you should take notice of me, since I am a foreigner?

Ian
Spiritual Connotation: Discreet/ God is Gracious
Matthew 6:6
When you pray, go into your room, and pray to your father who is in the secret place; and your father who sees in secret will reward you openly.

Parker
Spiritual Connotation: Spiritual Light
Matthew 5:14
You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.

Clayton
Spiritual Connotation: Molded by God
Isaiah 64:8
But now, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our potter; and all we are the work of Your hand.

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