The Cultural Connotations of Biblical Names and Their Influence in Western Countries (1~(st) Part)

Holy Bible,one the most important works in human history,has an everlasting influence on western culture and many western people even derive their names from it.The people in the Old Testament named their descendants in a simple and direct way and most of names show the situation when they were born or their parents' wishes for them.Written in ancient Hebrew,Hebrew names in the Old Testament got direct into English and many other languages,becoming the origins of many western people's names.During the course of Holy Bible's spread and translation,various languages influencing and assimilating one another,biblical names produced many variant forms and pet names.As a result,many new names appeared and male names generated female ones.