Heber (given name)
Encyclopedia
Heber is both an Irish masculine given name
and an etymologically unrelated Biblical name. The Irish name is an Anglicisation
of the Irish Gaelic Éibhear
. The Biblical name means "enclave" in Hebrew
; and was used by several minor characters in the Bible
.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
and an etymologically unrelated Biblical name. The Irish name is an Anglicisation
Anglicisation
Anglicisation, or anglicization , is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker, or, more generally, of altering something such that it becomes English in form or character.The term most often refers to...
of the Irish Gaelic Éibhear
Éibhear
Éibhear is an Irish language male given name of uncertain origin. The word eibhear in Irish means granite. The name was used by a character of Irish mythology who was a son of Míl. The Irish Éibhear is Anglicised as Heber....
. The Biblical name means "enclave" in Hebrew
Hebrew language
Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...
; and was used by several minor characters in the Bible
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
.
Heber
- Herber BarreraHerber BarreraHerber Antonio Barrera Romero is a Salvadoran footballer.-Club career:Barrera started his career at third division side Topiltzín, with whom he clinched promotion to the Second division in 2005...
, Salvadoran footballer - Evan Herber EvansEvan Herber EvansEvan Herber Evans , was a Welsh Nonconformist minister.Evans was born at Pant-yr-onen near Betws Ifan in Ceredigion. As a boy he saw something of the Rebecca Riots, and went to school at the neighboring village of Llechryd. In 1853 he went into business, first at Pontypridd and then at Merthyr...
, Welsh Nonconformist minister - Heber J. GrantHeber J. GrantHeber Jeddy Grant was the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He was ordained an apostle on October 16, 1882, on the same day as George Teasdale...
, seventh President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Heber Jentzch, President of the Church of Scientology International
- Heber C. KimballHeber C. KimballHeber Chase Kimball was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement. He served as one of the original twelve apostles in the early Latter Day Saint church, and as first counselor to Brigham Young in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his...
, Apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints