I took my time rereadinglistening to this standard work of the latterday saints lds faith. Book of mormon peoples names my parents give to me. Book of mormon names no fiction writer would choose. Baby name world has a growing list of popular mormon baby names and name meanings for you to peruse. It even claims after jesus supposedly died on the cross he came to the ameri. Parker and stone were best known for creating the animated comedy south park. His is the voice that narrates the story of the book of mormon. Yvonne bertills, who has conducted extensive studies of fictional character naming practices worldwide, wrote, the authors own personal background and intentions form one significant criterion for name formation and selection of literary characters.
Ammon, a variation of the name amon, is featured in the book of mormon. And lord omnipotent means that christ is the lord of all, possessing all power. My stepsons wife plopped open a book of genealogy her mother had done, and used the first name she landed on to name their new baby. Details are on my page on book of mormon evidences. This name generator will give you 10 random names for anime and manga characters. People in the book of mormon, ranked by common consent, a. Some mormon scholars have theorized a derivation from the west semitic root mr. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone first staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. It is almost impossible to read more than a page without encountering mormon. The extent of this varies depending on the production, but this is one. The first verses where these names are mentioned in the book of mormon are listed below 1 ne 5. Perhaps you thought general butt naked in book of mormon.
Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 3 life. Perhaps you thought general butt naked in book of mormon was a fictional character. If we look at where this name appears in the book of mormon, we come across some striking insights. I thought it also might be interesting to look at how often children are named after people in the book of mormon. These book of mormon names stand as additional evidence that the book is of ancient origins and was brought forth by the gift and power of god. May 31, 2016 we went to do baptisms for the dead once and my son, then about 31, was going to baptize me. Anime and manga character names typically fall into one of three categories. Critics, for example, long mocked the name alma as being a latin female name from alma mater and many women in mexico, for example, carry the name alma. Gideon in the book of mormon, gideon was a faithful leader of the church and an eventual enemy to the wicked king noah. It is amusing i suppose for those familiar with mormon names to hear the variety of mispronunciations people come up with. Lord of hosts indicates that christ is a god of battles. Many lds assume that this is evidence that joseph smith could not have made up the book of mormon. The name of the last nephite prophet and the son of mormon in the book of mormon.
Hope to see more good names here, ill try and think of a couple more. He lost half his kingdom for many years in a rebellion and, after regaining his kingdom, was completely overthrown and lived out his life in captivity. Given the overwhelming number of character namesmostly malewe. He lied a lot and fabricated stories to protect the secrecy of the party, without telling the party. Given the ancient setting of the book of mormon, specific names derived from ancient. Mormon 2, abridger of the nephite record, military commander, historian, record keeper. The book of mormon claims a close tie to all things egyptian 1 nephi 1. My kids have pretty mellow names like mark and jessica and i am a mormon. He was the 5 th person to help author the book of omni in the book of mormon. These hits provide additional evidence that the book of mormon is indeed an ancient record. God of the whole earth reflects his universal interest in all men and their redemption. All my mormon friends have normal, not kre8tiv names like emily, kathryn, kelsey.
Jul 09, 2012 but there is a project in the works that should be published soon with this information. In 2011, the book of mormon musical stormed broadway and so did its gay missionary character. In the book of mormon, two very different young lds missionaries the talented, eager elder price and the nerdy, pathologically lying. Just for fun the book of mormon what book of mormon character ar book of mormon elder price more elder mckinley elder cunningham broadway musicals report add to library 3. Hezron, memshath, ziph bm ziff, jether, epher, jalon, ezer, menahem, lecah, amnon bm amnor, zoheth, etc. Photo courtesy of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints book of mormon videos, 1 nephi 12, season 1, episode 8, depicts lehi, his wife, sariah, and their family as they sail to the. Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon 2 life. However, when we examine the list of names at the end of the book of mormon we notice that 141 of the names are taken from the bible. They are joseph smith, nephi, jacob, enos, jarom, omni, mosiah, alma. Each story in the book of mormon contains deeper meanings for us to uncover.
One book of mormon scribe categorized his people as wanderers, cast out from jerusalem,32 while another called them wanderers in a strange land. Ive lived other places too and it was only the utahidaho area that had bizarre names. Many book of mormon names are not found in the bible, and were unknown to joseph smith. Much preliminary work remains to be done on the book of mormon onomasticon. Absence of joseph smith in the book of mormon religious. That some of the names in the book of mormon were consciously corrected to the king james spelling, rather than rendering them as a transliteration, is illustrated, for example, by the fact that in 1 nephi 10. Theres something rather endearing about his utter adoration of orlando and how devoutly he believes in the book of mormon ambiguously gay. Definitely not a mormon thing, but a utahidaho mormon thing. The show has been wildly successful, which argetsinger credits to the shows satirical. I answered the question of whether he was of good character, which is more than enough to determine the truthfulness of the church. Price snaps out of it after realizing that, for all of the creative liberties cunningham has taken with the book of mormon, hes brought hope to the people of uganda, which is what the two of them were sent there to do in the. The surprising meanings of abish and 5 other book of mormon. All my utah cousins named their kids exactly like your examples though. The vertical chart is so large approximately 2 feet wide by 4 feet tall, actual final size is 24 inches by 49 inches that if you print it off on a sheet of 8.
The actual meaning of nephi and 3 other book of mormon names notes 1. Real names are usually just regular japanese names, but can be from other cultures too depending on the anime. One advantage of looking at book of mormon names is that it doesnt require me to limit myself to states with lots of mormons. People in the book of mormon, ranked by common consent. Basically a fictional tale of a large extended family leaving jerusalem to the american continent and their descendants. The book of mormon bom is an abbreviated account of the inhabitants of the ancient americas from 2200 bc to 421 ad. We went to do baptisms for the dead once and my son, then about 31, was going to baptize me. Hand lettered names of people mentioned in the book of mormon, overlayed on beautiful watercolor swatches. Lehi m mormon from an old testament place name meaning jawbone in hebrew, so called because it was the site where the hero samson defeated 1,000 warriors using only the jawbone of a donkey as a weapon. Given this grouping of the book of mormon onomasticon, 142 of the 188 unique book of mormon names are lehitemulekite, 41 are jaredite, and 5 are common to both groups. Take the book of mormon smith knows either that there are no gold plates, or at least that he does not have them.
Mormon was one of the two abridgers of the numerous records that went into making up the book of mormon, the other being his son, moroni. Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon life after. Because of this, and considering that 1 lehi was a descendant of joseph of egypt 1 nephi 5. Lehi, nephi, helaman, shiblon, moronihah, amalickiah. Honestly, number 1 is enough to make me consider him of less than good character. From a geographical standpoint, some lds scholars believe mesoamerica to be the setting of the book of mormon. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title book of mormon characters. The main characters in the story of the book of mormon are the prophets and religious leaders from the church of mormon.
Demonic and ungodly names in the book of mormon life. The book of mormon was preserved to come forth in these latter days to convince the jew and gentile that jesus is the christ, the eternal god. We especially welcome those studying the book of mormon in seminary this year 20 and hope the book of mormon genealogy chart enhances their study. The absence of joseph smith in the book of mormon names. Ugh the poor little darling got hung with the name henrietta. Please be aware that the youth lesson in sunday school for next week will likely cause a lot of trauma to some of the kids in the class. Some have asked about how to print a copy of the book of mormon genealogy chart.
Book of mormon characters mormonism, the mormon church. After he fails to do even a single good thing for his church while watching cunningham get converts by the dozens, price is left with a crisis of faith. Are there any names for girls in the book of mormon, besides. Edit to address your final paragraph of good or evil. Intrigued by the frequency and prominence of the name letter effect in the literary character names of some authors, we wondered if an examination of names in the book of mormon would reveal letters and sounds from the name joseph smith in number or prominence of characters. Moron, late jaredite king who reigned during a time of great wickedness and turmoil, and was himself wicked. Holy one signifies that he is holy and without sin, being perfect in all things. The hit broadway musical the book of mormon, written by south parks trey stone and matt smith and frozens robert lopez, is a irreverent, hysterical, and surprisingly sweet sendup of religion, culture shock, and classic musical theatre. The ordinance worker was not sure of the relationship, we are only 19 years apart and i still looked pretty good, so he asked my son if he knew what to call me. But there is a project in the works that should be published soon with this information. Address 343 north third west salt lake city, utah 84103. The surprising meanings of abish and 5 other book of. The classic one is nephi, the name of the main book of mormon writer, and of no fewer than four characters in the book. Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the book of mormon.
Indeed, the very script that mormon used in abridging the plates was, according to him, an egyptian script called amongst the nephite scribes reformed egyptian mormon 9. Alma may be a female name, but its used primarily for males among the mormons. Hebrew names turned up on ancient jar handles from other places also have a familiar book of mormon ring. However, as we have compared comments of onomasticians and writers with authoritative research and analysis of book of mormon names, we have found many reasons to challenge the argument that the 188 names introduced not adopted or adapted in the book of. Doing a character study is a great way to learn more about scripture stories and the people mentioned in them. Yet, these names have meaning in ancient languages andor have been found as actual names from ancient history. How could joseph smith make up dozens of names in the book of mormon that would later be shown to be authentic ancient semitic names. My turn to ask infrequently asked questions for critics of.
Terrible, lamentable, cringeworthy mormon baby names. Im also a dreamer, and hope to someday have a better life. Here are the characters in the book of mormon, their jobs and the amalekite people. It states in the article that, one way to defend the book of mormon is by a study of its proper names and origins. Aug 09, 2007 the first verses where these names are mentioned in the book of mormon are listed below 1 ne 5. Jun 11, 2017 just for fun the book of mormon what book of mormon character ar book of mormon elder price more elder mckinley elder cunningham broadway musicals report add to library 3. Mar 28, 2016 definitely not a mormon thing, but a utahidaho mormon thing. The name is also associated with great missionaries and prophet in the book of mormon.
In my last post, i looked at how often children in utah, idaho, and arizona are named after the current church president. When adding biographies, be sure to add a category link seen at bottom of this edit page so that it will be added. Book of mormona book of gross, fictitious nonsense, wrote by mormon, for gazeloms diabolical purposes. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The book of mormon does give the right type of hebrew.
It is also used in the book of mormon as the name of a prophet. Apr 22, 2012 it is amusing i suppose for those familiar with mormon names to hear the variety of mispronunciations people come up with. There is mention of some of the major names in the bom in the article, so that may be somewhat helpful for now. Its purpose is to verify the divine sonship of the nazarene to those who ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in christ. Our book of mormon genealogy chart is the result of several years of study and work. Tweet the book of mormon really comes to life as you better understand the relationships of all the people mentioned in it. Jun 11, 2008 authentic egyptian names in the book of mormon the book of mormon claims a close tie to all things egyptian 1 nephi 1. As with biblical names, some popular mormon names are derived from heroes or characters of the teachings or stories from the book of mormon, a religious text of the latter day saints. For the present, lehite and mulekite names must be treated together. Im logical, intelligent, and independent, and i know how to survive on my own. Mormons anciently in egypta set of blacklegs, thieves, robbers, and murderers. The show has been wildly successful, which argetsinger credits to. Although we dont have 100% certainty about the meaning of names in the book of ether or the book of mormon for that matter, heshlon appears to mean the place of crushing in hebrew.
Are there any names for girls in the book of mormon. He was resurrected after his death and became an angel. May 22, 20 in 2011, the book of mormon musical stormed broadway and so did its gay missionary character. Initially described as the smartest, best, most deserving elder the center has ever seen.