Are there any beliefs that states that names have meaning?

if my name is Elisha is there a definite reason why i was named after a prophet? mother says a book fell in front of her and when she picked it up it landed on the page talking about him so she named me that. The book was the bible.Are there any beliefs that states that names have meaning?
I assume you mean the prophet Elijah? Do you know your god had a bear kill two dozen children simply because they made fun of his bald spot?
Hebrwe names...ie biblical names all have meaning. Elisha is a compound word...el meaning God and Ish man. Thus the name means 'man of god'. Some might claim that the tense is feminine. The word isha does mean woman, more specifically used to refer to a good wife. As the nation/people of Israel are often describe as being the 'wife' of God, for a man to have the name 'wife' of God is not inappropriate in that sense. It merely conveys that one has an intimate relationship with God, which aptly describes a prophet.Are there any beliefs that states that names have meaning?
All names have meanings regardless of belief. My name, for example means king or crowned one.

http://meaning-of-names.com/

@ Somathus, you do realise that Elijah and Elisha are two different people and it was Elisha who was the bald one involved in the bear-mauling.Are there any beliefs that states that names have meaning?
The meaning of the name Elisha is 'My G*d is salvation'.
Elisha %26lt;---girl name

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