generally but not wholly replaced by Christian names. Biblical names in English/ Arabic / Syriac variants are a Syriac tradition. Names such as Daniyyel / Daniel , Dawid , Gabriel , Michael / Mikhail , Gorges/Gewargis (George), Yaqo/Yako (Jacob), Yausep/Yosef (Joseph), Toma (Thomas), Peṭros (Peter), Yoḥannan/Ewan / Yonan / Younan ,