Given name
Baalis
“son of exultation”·“son of delight”
Baalis is used as a given name.
Original Hebrewבעליס
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Baalis means “son of exultation” or “son of delight.”
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Where it comes from
Baalis is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew noun ben (בן), “son,” and the Hebrew verb alas (עלס), “to rejoice.”
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In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Baalis appears in Jeremiah 40:14.
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Baalis’s family of names
See also 30
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
- Benjaminshares a root
- Benshares a root
- Reubenshares a root
- Beulahshares a root
- Berashares a root
- Benoshares a root
- Bathshebashares a root
- Bildadshares a root
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- Benhananshares a root
- Benammishares a root
- Belshares a root
- Beelzebubshares a root
- Bathshuashares a root
- Eshbanshares a root
- Bithiashares a root
- Bishlamshares a root
- Bimhalshares a root
- Bidkarshares a root
- Ben-hesedshares a root
- Ben-gebershares a root
- Ben-dekershares a root
- Ben-abinadabshares a root
- Baanashares a root
- Ahbanshares a root
- Baalishares a root
- Baal-zebubshares a root
- Baal-peorshares a root
- Baalshares a root
- Baal-hananshares a root
- Baal-berithshares a root
Similar names
If you love Baalis, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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>99% boys
Barzillai
“ironlike” · “Iron of Yah”
>99% boys
Buzi
“my contempt” · “contemptuous”
>99% boys
Bukki
“emptied [of yah]” · “examined [of yah]”
>99% boys
Pisəħ
Pisəħ is a masculine given name from Biblical Hebrew. It is used in Judeo-Tat.
>99% boys