The 3 Abrahamic religions: Christianity, Islam and Judaism share many first names in common, though most of are pronounced differently in each language, primarily Arabic, Hebrew and English. Naturally, most of these names can be tracked back to each religion’s respective holy book.
There are many similar first names and the list below represents a sample of the most common ones.
List of first names and their pronunciation in English
Moses
Moses is most widely described in the Hebrew bible as prophet and as the leader who rescued the ancient Israelites from the Egyptian enslavers and after 40 years in the dessert died without getting into the Promised Land. Moses is also well described in both the Christian New Testament and the Islamic Quran.
Pronunciation:
Hebrew: Mosh’e (Mo-sh-e)
English: Moses
Arabic: Musa
Abraham
Perceived to be the father, or at least one of the fathers, of the Abrahamic religions primarily Judaism and Islam. Abraham also appears on some Christian writings.
Pronunciation:
Hebrew: Avraham
English: Abraham
Arabic: Ibrahim
David
David was the second king of the ancient kingdom of Israel and together with King Solomon; he is one of the most influential Hebrew biblical characters in current days. David is also a key figure in both the New Testament and the Quran.
Pronunciation:
Hebrew: Da’vid (Da-vi-d)
English: David
Arabic: Daud (Da-ood)
The three names above appear to be most common names shared by the 3 Abrahamic religions, but many others exist, some with great pronunciation differences the bare no resemblance to the original name.
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