Given name
Aretas
“(his) excellency”
Aretas is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.
Original GreekΑρετας
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Aretas means “(his) excellency.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Aretas appears in 2 Corinthians 11:32.
From biblical name research
Aretas’s family of names
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Aretas
- Aretas IV PhilopatrisKing of the Nabataeans (ruled 9 BC-40 AD)100 BC–60 BC
- Aretas IIINabataean kingdom politician200 BC–100 BC
- Aretas IFirst known King of the Nabataeans200 BC–200 BC
- Aretas IINabatean King, King of the Arabs, Military Commander150 BC
- Aretas B. FlemingAmerican politician (1839-1923)
- Aretas Akers-Douglas, 1st Viscount ChilstonBritish politician1851–1926
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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Amalec
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Iohannes
Iohannes is a given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.
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Joanan
“Yah has been gracious”
42% boys · 58% girls
Chloe
“a flourishing woman; blooming”
>99% girls
Varnevas
Varnevas is a variant of Varnava. In Russian use, Varnava carries the interpretation “the son of the prophet; the son of encouragement.”
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īsudās
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Exodas
“of the great deliverance”
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Iakovas
“he who supplants”
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