Abraham—“father of many”;

Isaac—“laughter”;

Jacob (Israel)—“deceiver” (“warrior of God”);

Judah—“praising”;

Phares—“gap”, “opening”;

Esrom—“blossoming”;

Aram—“high”;

Aminadab—“generous”;

Naasson—“charmer”;

Salmon—“dark”

Booz—“clever”

Ovid—“worshipping”

Jesse—“wealth”

David—“brother of the father”, “beloved”

David—“brother of the father”, beloved”

Solomon—“flourishing”, “prosperity”, “peace”

Roboam—“increasing nation”;

Abia—“(my) father is Yahweh”;

Asa—“doctor”

Josaphat—“Yahweh judges”;

Joram—“Yahweh exalts”

Osiah—“my strength is Yahweh”;

Joatham—“Yahweh is perfect”;

Achaz—“he caught”;

Hezekiah—“Yahweh strengthens”

Manasses—“allowing to forget”;

Amon—“master”;

Josiah—“Yahweh supports”;

Jechonias—“confirmed by Yahweh”;

Salathiel—“I asked of God”;

Zorobabel—“born in Babylon”;

Abiud—“(my) father is He”;

Eliakim—“God confirmed”;

Azor—“helper”;

Sadoc—“He (God) showed Himself righteous”;

Achim—“brother”;

Eliud—“God is praised”;

Eleazar—“God helps”;

Matthan—“gift”;

Jacob—“deceiver”;

Joseph—“he adds”;

Jesus—“Yahweh saves”.

 – Homily by Fr Oleg Stanyayev