Book of Mormon Names
The personal and place names appearing in the Book of Mormon and their origins.
146 documents · 5 libraries · 1992–2026
Emphasis over time
Peak: 24 documents in 2020
Documents tagged with this topic each year. Libraries cover different years (Liahona starts in 2021), so the rate compares eras more fairly than the count.
Where it lives
- Scripture Central71 documents
- Interpreter43 documents
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies23 documents
- Religious Educator5 documents
- BYU Studies4 documents
Latest
Scripture Central
Wordplay on Zerahemnah (opens in a new tab)
Mar 2026
Interpreter
Noel Hudson · 2026
Interpreter
Matthew L. Bowen · 2026
Interpreter
Matthew L. Bowen · 2026
Scripture Central
Cumorah Etymology (opens in a new tab)
Oct 2025
Scripture Central
Historical vs. Fictional Names (opens in a new tab)
Sep 2025
Religious Educator
Names and Titles of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ in the Book of Mormon (opens in a new tab)
Dru Brown · 2023
BYU Studies
The Place—or the Tribe—Called Nahom? (opens in a new tab)
Neal Rappleye · 2023
BYU Studies
An Egyptian Linguistic Component in Book of Mormon Names (opens in a new tab)
Eve Koller · 2018
Religious Educator
Sharon Black and Brad Wilcox and Wendy Baker Smemoe and Bruce L. Brown · 2016
Earliest
Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
A Note on the Name <i>Nephi</i> (opens in a new tab)
John Gee · 1992
Most frequent voices
- Matthew L. Bowen20 documents
- Paul Y. Hoskisson5 documents
- Stephen D. Ricks4 documents
- Jeffrey R. Chadwick3 documents
- Neal Rappleye3 documents
- Warren P. Aston2 documents
People with the most documents on this topic.
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