Name Meaning and Biblical Context of Herodias
| Name | Herodias (Add to Favourite List?) | ||
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| Meaning | Heroic. | ||
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The Biblical baby name Herodias is Greek in origin and it's meaning is heroic.
Herodias is pronounced hay-ro-dee-as'. Herodias was the daughter of Aristobulus and Berenice. She was married to Herod Phillip I. Herodias left her husband and married his half-brother Herod Antipas. John the Baptist condemned this union as unlawful, and was subsequently beheaded at the inducement of Herodias. Biblical reference for baby name Herodias: Matthew 14:3-11; Mark 6:17-28; Luke 3:19 Strong's Bible concordance G2266 |
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