'Name' in the Bible

Then the man went to the land of the Hittites, built a town, and named it Luz. That is its name to this day.

There was a certain man from Zorah, from the family of Dan, whose name was Manoah; his wife was unable to conceive and had no children.

Then the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. He looked like the awe-inspiring Angel of God. I didn’t ask Him where He came from, and He didn’t tell me His name.

Then Manoah said to Him, “What is Your name, so that we may honor You when Your words come true?”

“Why do you ask My name,” the Angel of the Lord asked him, “since it is wonderful.”

They named the city Dan, after the name of their ancestor Dan, who was born to Israel. The city was formerly named Laish.