More Bible names

Hiram is not common now as a name... It means “My brother is exalted” and was the name in the bible of a King of Tyre... it has always been more common in the USA, and can be abbreviated to Hy… It’s also the real name of the “Hillbilly Shakespeare”, country legend Hank Williams…
Two very significant bible names for men are Isaac and Isaiah.  The latter is the name of a prophet, and means Salvation of Yah (or God).   It is also the name of the philosopher Sir Isaiah Berlin... but is rarely used now…
Isaac is one of the patriarchs of Israel.  He is the son of Abraham… and the name means laughter.  This comes from the story that his mother Sarah laughed when she was told she would have a child as she was too old to bear children.
 It was not uncommon in England in post puritan times... but now is more common in America.  It can be abbreviated to Zak... but an often used American abbreviation is “Ike”...  This was the nickname of the President Eisenhower but this was from his surname...
Ira is a Hebrew name which means “watchful”, and is not that common nowadays.  However there are 2 famous Americans who had it...  The Native American soldier Ira Hayes who took part in the famous picture of raising the flag on Iwo Jima…and Ira Gershwin, who was one of the most seminal lyricists in the history of American musical theatre.
Jacob is the name of Abraham’s grandson, who had 12 sons…one of the famous Joseph with the coat of many colours...  Jacob has always been used in the UK and USA.  Nowadays, it is often abbreviated to Jake…and is a well-liked name…