Given name
Aristobulus
“best intention”·“best counsel”
Aristobulus is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.
Original GreekΑριστοβουλος
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Aristobulus means “best intention” or “best counsel.”
From biblical name research
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Aristobulus appears in Romans 16:10, Luke 10:1-24.
- Romans 16:10
- Luke 10:1-24
From biblical name research
Aristobulus’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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