Biblical girl names

Jamaicanlove

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for ?a name for our little girl that is Biblically based or has something referring to God in the meaning. ?At the same time, I want it to be uncommon so Mary is out lol.?

LMS05

I love Biblical names!

Esther, Ruth, Naomi, Deborah, Susanna, Chloe, Lydia, Leah, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Martha, Hannah, Sarah, Abigail, Anna, Claudia, Grace, Faith, Hope, Eve, Judith, Julia, Joanna, Miriam

Here's more. How could I forget Rachel?! Phoebe, Priscilla, Rose, Ruby, Sharon, Tabitha, Victoria, Tamara.

My favorites are Naomi, Susanna, Lydia, Leah, Rebecca, Elizabeth, Hannah, Sarah, Abigail, Julia, Rachel, Victoria. ?

ttmccoot

Place names can also be cool...

https://nameberry.com/list/244/Biblical-Place-Names

Good luck!

 

 

 

kellyfromcali

Selah is a biblical word that was not used as a name. It's in the Psalms, and I believe it's written in between the psalms meaning to pause and reflect on God. Some footnotes say it's a musical term. In Hebrew it means rock, but in the scripture, its used as a much more beautiful word.

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ETA: Its pronounced Say-lah?

kryssy

I love Biblical names.  If you find an online concordanance of the Bible, you can search words like "woman" "wife" "sister" and find just about every female name used in the Bible.

There are also a lot of really pretty terms/places that make good names:  Selah, Canticle, Galilee, Eden, Marah... there's a ton more.

 

houndbaby

My name is Bethany, its biblical and I don't meet too many people with my name

LMS05

houndbaby:

My name is Bethany, its biblical and I don't meet too many people with my name

Gorgeous name! Great suggestion. ?

shyntrue

Biblical = Rebekah, not Rebecca (just FYI)

Jamaicanlove

ttmccoot:

Place names can also be cool...

https://nameberry.com/list/244/Biblical-Place-Names

Good luck!

?

I love place names. ?If we were having a boy we had a "biblical place" name all picked out already. ?Thanks for the link!

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CourtneyRDH

Naomi and Lydia are both uncommon, yet pretty names from the Bible.?

jessawakawaii

I knew a Carmel growing up. It's an Old Testament mountain and it means vineyard of God.

Jamaicanlove

Thanks everyone!

borc0080

My favorites are: Naomi, Esther, Rachel, Leah, Sarah, and Elizabeth.

You can also go with some variations like Gabrielle (from Gabriel).  And you don't have to go with the Hebrew spellings of names.  Mine is Rebecca and I consider it to be Biblical even if it's spelled differently.

JustSadie

I am getting out my Bible and searching for you. Some of them are a bit out there . . .

Eve
Adah
Sarai
Sarah
Rebekah
Rachel
Leah
Dinah
Tamar
Miriam
Zipporah
Rahab
Tirzah (Josh.17:3)
Deborah
Delilah
Naomi
Mara (Ruth 1:20)
Ruth
Orpah (Ruth's SIL)
Hannah
Michal (Saul's daughter)
Abigail
Sheba (as in, the Queen of)
Jezebel
Esther
Gomer
Elizabeth
Magdalene
Salome
Sapphira
Lydia
Eunice
Lois
Priscilla

Linreytim

There's also

Delilah, Lilith and Salome. 

sacey21

my name is Sarah Elizabeth-both biblical names!

EmmaRain

Another idea is to use a search on babynamesworld or a similar site and search by Hebrew origin. There are many beautiful Hebrew names that have meanings that refer to God and faith.

My favorite females in the Bible that are known for their good character are:

Sarah, Miriam, Elizabeth, Rachel, Abigail, Esther, Anna, Hannah, Lydia

Some of my favorite place names that are Biblical are Jordan and Bethany. I also like the names Kristian/Christian, Christy, Elyse (means consecrated to God) and Gracyn as references to faith.

You probably know this, but I always remind people to keep in mind that not all Biblical names have good connotations or meanings.  (i.e - Delilah was a temptress and comes from the root "weak or poor", Jezebel was the name of two people in the Bible that were both known for immorality, etc.) This doesn't matter if you love the name, but if you are choosing it as a Biblical reference it might matter.

Good luck!

Megsd721

JustSadie:

I am getting out my Bible and searching for you. Some of them are a bit out there . . .

Eve
Adah
Sarai
Sarah
Rebekah
Rachel
Leah
Dinah
Tamar
Miriam
Zipporah
Rahab
Tirzah (Josh.17:3)
Deborah
Delilah
Naomi
Mara (Ruth 1:20)
Ruth
Orpah (Ruth's SIL)
Hannah
Michal (Saul's daughter)
Abigail
Sheba (as in, the Queen of)
Jezebel
Esther
Gomer
Elizabeth
Magdalene
Salome
Sapphira
Lydia
Eunice
Lois
Priscilla

?

I just met a little girl named Zipporah!!!!!!!?

Julia-Henry

Biblical names is a huge category! WHat sorts/ styles do you like? What was your boy choice?

joelsgirl2

Jezebel....that would be funny.

 Even Eden to me is a tough one.  Do you want your daugther named after the place where it all started going downhill?  That's a neg. perspective I know, but still.

Jamaicanlove

As a Christian, I definitely would research the meaning of the name first. ?I have also checked Hebrew baby names. ?Girl names are so tough!

hero

I met a woman named Psalms. Different but it is kind of pretty in it's own way.

mrs.moosie

Azariah was Abednego's (of the fiery furnace) original name I think. It was mostly the name of men in the Bible, but I think there might have been a woman named Azariah too.

I think its a pretty name for a girl, and I love it!

Newport617

what about rahab haha only kidding

berryblndgirl

Abigail, Ana, Ariel, Athalia, Berenice, Bethany, Chloe, Daniele, Dara, Deborah, Delilah, Dinah, Ellis, Elizabeth, Esther, Hannah, Joanna, Leah, Lydia, Madelaine, Mara, Michele, Moriah, Naomi, Phoebe, Priscilla, Rachel, Rebecca, Seraphina, Susanna, Tabitha, Zillah.

Shelly888

My favorites are Tabitha, Lydia, and Naomi. ?