Tvedtnes, john gee, and matthew roper journal of book of mormon studies 91 2000. Mar 28, 2016 the trend in japan has been to move away from kanji and towards hirigana a different alphabet, to use shorter names e. Yet, these names have meaning in ancient languages andor have been found as actual names from ancient history. Many book of mormon names are not found in the bible, and were unknown to joseph smith. The deseret alphabet as an aid in pronouncing book of mormon.
In his book lehi in the desert, nibley compares names found in the book of mormon with ancient egyptian names from upper egypt. The classic one is nephi, the name of the main book of mormon writer, and of no fewer than four characters in the book. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world. The mormons believe in polygamy, and their hierarchy of apostles, etc. Dallin is one of the most used names among mormon boys. Because it is part of the symbolic pedagogy that is used in the endowment ceremony. Cohyn, a variant of the name cohen, meaning priest is a royal name, not just among jews, but also with the mormons. Brinnlee brielle anderson and other great utah names zion curtain said on february 4th, 2017 at 5. For the present, lehite and mulekite names must be treated together.
Wherever possible, pronunciation audio files found at were used to. In studying the pronunciation guides evolution for englishspeaking church members, one thing becomes clear. I like raider or falcon, though my kids prefer dolphin or viking. Many of the mormoncreated names might be too much for anyone whos not part of this particular religion, but the baby names from utah are undeniably some of the most interesting out there. Some mormon name trends include using religious, ancestral, invented, themed names and a combination of the above to title a new baby. The deseret alphabet as an aid in pronouncing book of. In the churchs history, three joseph smiths have been the president. Can you pronounce these deceptively difficult book. This is a phenomenon in the church that goes back many generations, and its also because the general authorities of the church have, often, had similar names. Mormons, mormonism, mormon churchfollowing the publication of the book of mormon in 1830, these terms were used by the early opponents of the church in order to avoid crediting church members with being christians. Often identifying a utah name is a gut feeling akin to justice potter stewarts definition of pornography. Ask them to explain what shimnilom means, and all you get is a blank stare. The theory behind the creation of these names is based on the small amount of surnames in the mormon population. Aaro abrel aceal acel adan aethan afnan aksel alema alexavier alme amasa amber amen amren amyot andrade anfernee anzel aphel araom archilus ardean ardell aries arif arland arlie arlin armel arnol aroet arsace artax artel artennis arther arvel arverd arvid arville arvin arvol audi aurejudd auto avante avon azariah azer baloo bartell belton.
Abish corresponds to the hebrew name bs, found on a seal from preexilic times prior to 587 bc in the hecht museum in haifa. Mormon also commonly refers, specifically, to a member of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, which is often colloquially, but imprecisely, referred to as the mormon church. The word mormon most colloquially denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of mormonism in restorationist christianity. Because names are a way of identifying cultural and ethical beliefs within a country or group of people, sometimes mormon names are chosen to honor an ancestor or religious figure. How was the book of mormon pronouncing guide developed. According to the text of the book of mormon, the word mormon stems from the land of mormon, where the prophet alma preached the gospel and baptized converts. The trend in japan has been to move away from kanji and towards hirigana a different alphabet, to use shorter names e. Mormon meaning and origin of the name mormon nameaning. I think blaze is the standard english pronunciation of st blaise. Book of mormona book of gross, fictitious nonsense, wrote by mormon, for gazeloms diabolical purposes.
I considered them for three categories drivel, celebs, and wtf. These hits provide additional evidence that the book of mormon is indeed an ancient record. This guide is provided to assist the reader and is not intended as an authoritative source on how these names were pronounced originally. Much preliminary work remains to be done on the book of mormon onomasticon. Why do some mormons have such unusual names, like mitt and. Utah vermont virginia washington west virginia wisconsin. From 1880 to 2018 less than 5 people per year have been born with the first name morman. Nibley postulates that names do not match exactly due to the process of metathesis. Sciways directory of south carolina pronunciations. Hezron, memshath, ziph bm ziff, jether, epher, jalon, ezer, menahem, lecah, amnon bm amnor, zoheth, etc. How the guide to english pronunciation of book of mormon names came about mary jane woodger journal of book of mormon studies 91 2000. The oldest recorded birth by the social security administration for the name morman is wednesday, july 19th, 1876. Usually pronounced knee feye, it can often come out as neffee.
A closer look, third edition, 1992, online here lists over a dozen names of geographical locations within a few hundred miles of where joseph smith lived, in new york, pennsylvania and nearby areas, which closely resemble book of mormon names, the most obvious one, of course, being the. Mar 14, 2017 which are hardly the most outlandish mormon names out there, but i wondered if maybe the parents were football fans, and if so, what would be a good choice for a hypothetical third son. Examples of authentic ancient book of mormon names a. England died september 22 from diarrhea akers, ann pugh 23, b. Utah vermont virginia washington west virginia wisconsin wyoming. From 1880 to 2018 less than 5 people per year have been born with the first name mormon. In the deseret alphabet we have a record of the pronunciation in vogue in 1869.
Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the book of mormon. Learn how to pronounce the names of all 50 states in the united states of. We estimate that there are at least 1100 persons in the world having this name which is around 0. Some of the unusual names youll find here, either collected by the clarks or contributed by others, include fosi, fotoh, dixie, demetrial, and l yes, l for boys. This guide is provided to assist the reader and is not. Joseph smith spelled out unfamiliar proper names to his scribes during the translation process, and he never formally recorded his pronunciations. Mormonsanciently in egypta set of blacklegs, thieves, robbers, and murderers. Pronunciation of hmong names inclusive excellence uwgreen. Many book of mormon names have authentic connections to the old world. Ammon is the first one on the list thats actually from the book of mormon itself. Pronunciation guide for national forests and grasslands us. Definition and synonyms of mormon from the online english dictionary from macmillan education this is the british english pronunciation of mormon view american english pronunciation of mormon. Rather than picking names from their heritage, or the bible, the utah mormons tend to make them up.
Moroni, pronounced mor own eye, often comes out as mor on knee. Sweden his wife and baby traveled in the hodgett wagon company allen, william wilford 36, b. Utah baby names that distinctive name that says, im mormon. Traditions and trends lds smile said on january th, 2015 at 3. Most mormons do not know the words of their own socalled scripture. Book of mormon names attested in ancient hebrew inscriptions john a.
Which are hardly the most outlandish mormon names out there, but i wondered if maybe the parents were football fans, and if so, what would be a good choice for a hypothetical third son. Crowdsourced audio pronunciation dictionary for 89 languages, with meanings, synonyms, sentence usages, translations and much more. Mormon trail pioneer names during 1856 travels to salt lake city. Whether youve been reading the book of mormon for years, months or days, we bet you wont be able to ace this quiz. If you ask a typical mormon to say shimnilom, they will not recognize it as a word from their golden bible. This satirical attempt to define mormon is even more fanciful and absurd than e. Mormon trail pioneer names during 1856 travels to salt. Its only seven questions long and is comprised of names from the book of mormon pronunciation guide no cheating. Names in the book of mormon in bringing forth the book of mormon joseph smith created many proper nouns names never used before. Mar 05, 2009 the bible in its widest sense, means good.
Some mormon name trends include using religious, ancestral, invented, themed names and a. Other book of mormon names in addition to alma and sariah, a number of other nephite names are attested in ancient hebrew inscriptions. Escalante isnt a particularly strange name, but man, is it fun to say, especially if you place a lot of emphasis on. Hugh nibley among other lds apologists has spent his life digging for any scrap of ancient evidence that remotely resembles something mentioned in the book of mormon, and then he uses the few forced scraps that he thinks by twisting can coincidentally match to come to the conclusion that yes indeed, the book of mormon must be of ancient origin while he. The truth about the book of mormon pronouncing guide exposed. Sometimes theyll combine the parents names into one bendonna, for example. The following is a complete list of national forest and grassland names and their. On march 3, 2012, saturday night live aired a skit featuring cast members impersonating mitt romney and his sons. Girls names almost always have a letter y in them somewhere. Book of mormon names attested in ancient hebrew inscriptions. More mormon baby names mormons, also known as latter day saints, have a unique culture and a rich history to which names are deeply meaningful and a large part.
This claim, as well as all claims to historical authenticity of the book of mormon, are rejected by nonlatter day saint historians and scientists. Fun fact while finding common mormon names to give joseph and zaylie for this pos mormons love oddball baby names. Aaric aaro abrel aceal acel admanzah aethan afnan alanadel alema alexavier alme alverice amasa amber amen amren amyot anfernee antone. It is plausible that pronunciation of the names did not change much between 1830, when the scripture first appeared in english, and the publication of the deseret alphabet book of mormon in 1869. Book of mormon pronunciation guide retrieved 20120225, ipa ified from i. Tradition has taught us over many years that the book of mormon was so named for mormon, the main abridger. Hebrew names turned up on ancient jar handles from other places also have a familiar book of mormon ring.
Theres a difference, and its not just the obviously mormon scriptural names like mahonri or nephi or moroni. Everything name meaning, origin, pronunciation, numerology, popularity and more information about mormon at nameaning. Mormon pronunciation of mormon by macmillan dictionary. Let us help you write a story that includes outstanding programs, awardwinning professors, friends for life and the career you. According to most adherents of the latter day saint movement, the book of mormon is a 19thcentury translation of a record of ancient inhabitants of the american continent, which was written in a script which the book refers to as reformed egyptian.
Just like several other names in the list, even cohyn began as the last name, but is now gaining traction as a first name. At least 180 unique names william shakespeare added 20 these names are totally unlike the names used in his period of time. Published for the deseret university by russell bros. Najelly, oscar, pelenaise, quenla, ruger, and tesla for girls. The drug list az includes audio pronunciation for many drugs. Take a look at the questions below and listen to your options. Jan 24, 2003 theres a difference, and its not just the obviously mormon scriptural names like mahonri or nephi or moroni.
Aaro abrel aceal acel adan aethan afnan aksel alema alexavier alme amasa amber amen amren amyot andrade anfernee anzel aphel araom archilus ardean ardell aries arif arland arlie arlin armel arnol aroet arsace artax artel artennis arther arvel arverd arvid arville arvin arvol audi aurejudd auto avante avon azariah azer baloo bartell belton belvin. It is a name only used once at a certain place and time of the liturgy and has meaning only in that context for which it is used. Three names in the guide have two pronunciations ishmael, israel, and mosiah, reflecting two ways the name is pronounced among englishspeaking church. The oldest recorded birth by the social security administration for the name mormon is sunday, september 2nd, 1877. The book of mormon does give the right type of hebrew. South carolina pronunciations of sc names, places sciway. Vernal holley, in his study book of mormon authorship. Those compounding misspellings, including that unnecessary y thrown in for good measure, gave it the winning edge. The name mormon is ranked on the 71,909th position of the most used names. As is the majority of these comments many of which say, no.
How the guide to english pronunciation of book of mormon names. And while a lot of the very top popular boys names have been named after prominent mormons notably dallin and hyrum, most of the top 50 are not particularly mormon at all, theyre names like taggart and cache and val. Which explains the popularity of names that end with ley or more commonly lee or leigh, and names that end with lyn. The term mormon is taken from the title of the book of mormon, a sacred text adherents believe to have been translated from golden plates which had their location revealed by an angel to joseph smith and published in 1830. 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. My sisters two daughters are named hailey and katelynn.
Any discussion of the meaning of the name mormon, must start by dealing with a letter published in the times and seasons 4 15 may 1843. The comparisons show that many names in the book of mormon are similar to names in a certain region and era of ancient egypt. See the deseret alphabet as an aid in pronouncing book of mormon names by frederick m. Utah baby names that distinctive name that says, im. Names in the book of mormon lds scriptural studies. These include aha, ammonihah, chemish, hagoth, himni, isabel, jarom, josh, luram, mathoni, mathonihah, muloki, and sam, none of which appear in english bibles. The most distinctive utah names of all time, ranked utah. The root name eutaw has both syllables accented equally as the state utah, and eutawville has only. How the guide to english pronunciation of book of mormon. The mormon church does not want even its own members to know how to pronounce shimnilom. Apr 30, 2019 because it is part of the symbolic pedagogy that is used in the endowment ceremony. Other times its impossible to quite understand what their parents were thinking. One of a christian denomination the church of jesus christ of latterday saints in the united states, followers of joseph smith, who professed to have found an addition to the bible, engraved on golden plates, called the book of mormon, first published in 1830.
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