Below is a table of proper names used in the Gnostic Gospel of John and the origins of these names.
| Sophia | wisdom (Greek) |
| Harmozel | harmony (Greek) |
| barbelo | Hebrew poss. God (el) in (b) four (arb). four possible being the tetragrammaton יהוה, Yahweh or the One. |
| Oraiael | Uriel, life god one of 7 archangels in hebrew tradition |
| Daveithai | |
| Eleleth | from Arabic علاء ('ala) "excellence, elevani. "LETO Possibly derived from Greek ληθω (letho) "hidden, forgotten" |
| Athoth | |
| Kalila-Oumbri | |
| Harmas | |
| Yabel | Jubel, "small stream" in Hebrew |
| Adonaios | ATHANASIUS means "immortal" from Greek. Adonai is "Lord" in Hebrew. |
| Sabaoth | |
| Cain | Means "acquired" in Hebrew |
| Abel | From the Hebrew name הֶבֶל (Hevel) or הָבֶל (Havel) which meant "breath". |
| Abrisene | ABERASH Possibly means "giving off light" in Amharic. |
| Yobel | JUBAL Means "small stream" in Hebrew. |
| Armoupieel | |
| Melcheir-Adonein | MELCHIOR Derived from Semitic roots meaning "king city" |
| Belias | BOULOS(arabic) BULUS(arabic) PAUL From the Roman family name Paulus, which meant "small" or "humble" in Latin. |
| Eloaios | AEOLUS(Greek) AIOLOS(Latin) Means "quick-moving, nimble" in Greek. This was the name of the Greek god of the winds |
| Astaphaios | |
| Yao | JEHU Means "YAHWEH is he(exists eternal)" in Hebrew |
| Adonin | |
| Sabbataios | |
| Yaldabaoth | Demiurge (the Latinized form of Greek dēmiourgos, δημιουργός, literally "public or skilled worker", from dēmios "belonging to the people, public" + ergon "work". |
| Sakla | SIGAL Means "violet" or "treasure" in Hebrew. |
| Samael | SHMUEL(jewish) SAMUEL From the Hebrew name שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemu'el) which could mean either "name of God" or "God has heard". |
| Adam | This is the Hebrew word for "man" made from earth. |
| Eve | From the Hebrew name חַוָּה (Chavvah), which was derived from the Hebrew word חוה (chavah) "to breathe" or the related word חיה (chayah) "to live". giver of life. |
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