A unique guide to the spiritual meaning of names The Name Book More than 10,000 names and the message behind them: cultural origin, literal meaning, spiritual connotation, and a related verse of scripture. For years, The Name Book has been a treasury of the meanings and origins of names. Now revised to include many new names and alternative spellings, The Name Book offers up-to-the-minute information on thousands of classic, contemporary, and biblical names. Whether you're choosing a name for a baby or finding the meaning of your own name or that of a friend, The Name Book offers special inspiration - an invitation to live up to the full significance and spiritual application inherent in a name.