Luke 1:61

61 And they said to her, "There is no one of your relatives who is called by this name."

Luke 1:61 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:61

And they said unto her
Her neighbours and relations, there is none of thy kindred that is called by this name; from whence it appears, that it was usual to give names to children after their ancestors, relations, and friends. The Persic version renders it, "in thine Israel there is not any one of this name": but this could not be true; for the name of Jochanan, or John, was a name very common among the Israelites, though not in Elisabeth's family, or her husband's.

Luke 1:61 In-Context

59 And it happened that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child, and they were wanting to name him {after} his father Zechariah.

60 And his mother answered [and] said, "No, but he will be named John."

61 And they said to her, "There is no one of your relatives who is called by this name."

62 So they made signs to his father [asking] what he wanted him to be named,

63 and he asked for a writing tablet [and] wrote, saying, "John is his name." And they were all astonished.