Possible Gnostic Names?

If Gnostic (or Gnostic-influenced) religions such as Manicheanism or Catharism (or whatever TTL Gnostic sects form) had a selection of religious names to choose from (similar to christian naming system), what would they be based from? Biblical? Greek? Something else?
 
I don't remember any really specific naming.

Remember than Gnostic or pseudo-Gnostic (Calling Catharism a Gnostic heresy, or even treating it as an unified religion is going too far IMO, and more or less confusing dualism and gnosticism) didn't originated out of blue, but from a similar cultural background.

With more "saints" or key figures popping around, you may have more widespread particular names (assuming, for instance, that X became particularly revered, "X" would be a more widespread name).
 

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If Gnostic (or Gnostic-influenced) religions such as Manicheanism or Catharism (or whatever TTL Gnostic sects form) had a selection of religious names to choose from (similar to christian naming system), what would they be based from? Biblical? Greek? Something else?
There are first the 32 Aeons of Valentinus:
  • Bythos (the One)
  • Sige (Silence, Charis, Ennoea, etc.)
  • Nous (Nus, Mind)
  • Aletheia (Veritas, Truth)
  • Sermo (the Word)
  • Vita (the Life)
  • Anthropos (Homo, Man)
  • Ecclesia (Church)
  • Bythios (Profound)
  • Mixis (Mixture)
  • Ageratos (Never old)
  • Henosis (Union)
  • Autophyes (Essential nature)
  • Hedone (Pleasure)
  • Acinetos (Immovable)
  • Syncrasis (Commixture)
  • Monogenes (Only-begotten)
  • Macaria (Happiness)
  • Paracletus (Comforter)
  • Pistis (Faith)
  • Patricas (Paternal)
  • Elpis (Hope)
  • Metricos (Maternal)
  • Agape (Love)
  • Ainos (Praise)
  • Synesis (Intelligence)
  • Ecclesiasticus (Son of Ecclesia)
  • Macariotes (Blessedness)
  • Theletus (Perfect)
  • Sophia (Wisdom)
You can also have:
  • Names based on the word for "light" ("Phos") like Photos / Photonos / Photophoros / Prophotos etc.
  • Seth
  • Barbelo
  • Thomas
  • Caïn
  • Lucifer (the light-bringer)
  • Names based on the word for "snake" : Ophitos, Ophianos, etc.
  • The names of the various Gnostic masters : Valentinus, Encratios, Basilides, Marcion, etc.
 
dont forget

Cathars where an Christian derivative so classic medieval Christian names would be common especially ones form the Langudoc dialect.

The Mandean's Manecheans etc as well as Hellenistic gnostic strains would also use a lot of Syriac, Hellenic and Zoroastrian style names given their geographical location especially those related to spiritual qualities. Christian influenced sects would also use classical Christian names form the region
 
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