German Names of Biblical Origin

Male

Given Name and Variants Diminutives English form if different

Adam    
Anders, Andreas   Andrew
Axel   Absalom
Balthasar, Baltzer    
Baptist   Lat from Gk baphein 'to dip'
Barnabas   Barnaby
Bartholomaeus, Bartholomäus Bartel, Barthel, Barthol, Bertel Bartholomew
Benjamin    
Christhard    
Christian, Krischan Karsten, Carsten Christli  
Christoph, Christopher Stoffel, Stoppel, Töffel  
Daniel    
David    
Elia, Elias    
Immanuel, Emanuel Manuel  
Esra    
Gabriel    
Hesechiel, Ezechiel   Ezekiel
Hieronymus, Jerome    
Hiob   Job
Ira    
Isaak   Isaac
Jakob   Jacob
Jeremias   Jeremiah/Jeremy'
Joachim, Jochem, Jochen, Jochim Achim  
Johann, Johannes, Hans, Hannes Jan, Jen, Jens, Giobane Hanno, Hanschen John
Jonas   Jonah
Josef Pepi, Sepp, Seppel, Sepperl, Seppi Joseph
Josias   Josiah
Josua   Joshua
Kaspar   Caspar
Lazarus    
Lucas, Lukas   Luke
Markos, Markus, Marcel   Mark
Mathäus, Mathias, Matthaeus, Matthäus, Matthes, Matthia, Matthias, Matthis Mathe, Mathi, Matz, Teis? Matthew
Michael, Michel, Micha    
Moses    
Nathaniel Thaniel  
Nikolaus, Nicklaus, Nicolaus, Niklaas, Nikolas Niko, Nickel, Claas, Claus, Klaas, Klaus Nicholas
Paul, Paulin    
Peter, Petrus, Per    
Raphael    
Ruben   Reuben
Samuel    
Sem   Shem
Simeon, Simon    
Stefan, Steffen, Stephan Steffel Stephen/Steven
Thaddäus, Thaddeus    
Thomas Thoma  
Timotheus Timo Timothy
Tobias   Toby
Zacharias   Zachary

Female

Given Name and Variants Diminutives English form if different

Andrea    
Anna, Hana, Hanna, Hannah, Hanne Anita, Anja, Anke, Antje, Annchen, Annike, Annette, Hannchen, Nanette, Nannerl, Nanni, Netti, Nettchen, Nina Anne
Kristina, Kirsten, Kirstin, Kerstin, Kristin, Christiana, Christiane, Christine Christa, Christel, Krista, Kristel, Kika? Tina, Tine, Tinchen Christina
Daniela   Fem of Daniel
Elisabeth, Elisabetha, Elsbet, Elsbeth, Elsebeth, Elizabeth Elise, Elsa, Else, Elsie, Elli, Lies, Liesa, Liesbeth, Liese, Liesl, Lisa, Lisbeth, Lise, Lisette, Lilli, Lili, Bettina, Betti, Betty  
Esther, Eszter, Esteria    
Eva Evchen Eve
Gabriele, Gabriella Gabi Fem of Gabriel
Hulda    
Jessica    
Johanna, Johanne, Hansine, Hanselle Jana, Janna, Joanna/Jane
Josefa, Josepha, Josephine Pepi Fem of Joseph
Judith Jutta, Jutte  
Lea   Leah
Magdalena, Magdalene Magda, Madlen, Mady, Alena, Lena, Lene, Lenchen, Marlene  
Maria, Miriam, Mirjam Marianne, Mariel, Marike, Marion, Maike, Meike, Maja, Maren?, Mia, Mieke, Mieze, Mitzi, Mizi Mary
Marta, Martha    
Michaela   Fem of Michael
Nicole   Fem of Nicholas
Paula, Paulina, Pauline   Fem of Paul
Petra   Fem of Peter
Rahel   Rachel
Rebekka   Rebecca
Ruth    
Salome    
Sara   Sarah
Sefanie, Stephanie Steffi Fem of Stephen
Simone   Fem of Simon
Susanna, Susanne, Susen Suse, Susi Susannah
Seraphina Phinchen? 'seraphim'
Tabea   Tabitha?