Revelation

rev-uh-LAY-shun'rev-uh-LAY-shun'4 syllables
🇬🇧English
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MEANING

A surprising and previously unknown factOften revealed in a dramatic way.

ORIGIN

Cultural

ETYMOLOGY

From Middle English 'revelacioun', from Old French 'revelacion', from Latin 'revelatio', meaning 'disclosure'.

CULTURAL NOTES

The word 'Revelation' is often associated with the final book of the New Testament in the Bible, which details the apocalypse.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Historically, 'Revelation' has been used to describe divine insights or visions, often with religious connotations.

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The name Revelation means "A surprising and previously unknown fact, often revealed in a dramatic way." in English.
Revelation has Cultural origins. From Middle English 'revelacioun', from Old French 'revelacion', from Latin 'revelatio', meaning 'disclosure'.
Revelation is pronounced rev-uh-LAY-shun (rev-uh-LAY-shun). It has 4 syllables.
On Naymt, every name is color-coded by gender: green indicates a "masculine" name (one that has only ever appeared in the boys' top 1000 since 1880), purple indicates a "feminine" name (only in the girls' top 1000), and yellow indicates a "neutral" name (one that has appeared in the top 1000 for both genders at some point in history).
Popular nicknames for Revelation include Rev, Revel.
Sibling name ideas that pair well with Revelation include Genesis, Trinity, Destiny.
The most common spelling is Revelation. Alternative spellings include Revelacion, Revelashun.