What are some cool Biblical names?

macska3

I seem to like some Biblical names.

Some I know are: Jacob, Joseph, Abraham, Levi, Naphtali, Gad, Issachar, Zebulun, Reuben, Simeon, and Asher for boys and Rachel and Leah for girls.

What are some other ones you could see on a person now? Girls AND Boys please!

Not like some of those crazier names like Zebulun and Issachar..

hope2432

I love Ezra and Micah

CMSAV

Isaac
Judah
Jude
James
Boaz
Ezekiel
luke
silas
paul
solomon
Josiah
Matthew
David
Peter
Malachi
Isaiah

CMSAV

Girls are a bit tougher...
Ruth
Esther
Hannah
Mary
Tamar
Rahab
Lydia
...?

Robi1

Boys: Nathan, Micah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Joel, Amos, Jonah, Zachariah, Malachi, Luke, Timothy, Titus, James, Jude, Asa, Asher, Josiah, Elijah, Ezra, Seth, Aaron, Eli, Ira, Jesse, Silas, Simon

Girls: Ruth, Esther, Delilah, Deborah, Dinah, Eve, Lydia, Susannah, Tabitha, Bethany, Damaris, Mara, Miriam, Myra, Naomi, Tamara, Zipporah

My favorites are Joel, Isaiah, Nathan, Elijah, Seth and Mara, Delilah, Dinah, Tamara. 

bobcee

My daughter is Delilah.  And some that come to mind besides those poted are Jeremiah & Rebekah

RedCardinal

My favorites are Gideon and Eliora.

mben1119

Boys: Luke, Matthew, David, Aaron, Caleb, Caleb, Elijah, Daniel, Isaiah, Joseph, Joshua...there are a ton!

Girls: Rachel, Ruth, Delilah, Esther, Hope, Grace, Faith, Rebecca, Naomi.

macska3

RedCardinal:

My favorites are Gideon and Eliora.

I love Gideon! DH doesn't though

MrsTBird

My favorites for girls are Magalena and Selah. For boys, I love Jude and Josiah.

Mrs.Frazier

My favorites are...
Abel
Silas
Issac
Ezekiel
Moses
Joab
Malachi
Isaiah
Israel
Zion

grangerize

My faves are Caleb, Micah, and Gabriel for boys. Moses is nice, too!

grangerize

Hm. Now that I think of it, 'Caleb' may not be biblical... I think I was thinking of Cain!

austenreader85

My main stream favorites that I don't think were listed:  Benjamin, Samuel, Nathaniel, David, Peter, Philip.

Girls that weren't listed:  Anna, Dorcas (also known as Tabitha), Priscilla, Eve.  I think that's it that I would recommend.

austenreader85

grangerize:

Hm. Now that I think of it, 'Caleb' may not be biblical... I think I was thinking of Cain!

Caleb is Biblical.  

macska3

RedCardinal:

My favorites are Gideon and Eliora.

I love Eliora!

Spacebunny19

Girl names I like:

Rebekah

Sarah

Rachel

Leah

Eve

Tabitha

Keziah (one of Job's daughters)

Ruth

Miriam

Boys:

David

Silas

Jonah

Noah

Luke

Aaron (my fave on this list)

Micah 

(also love how your list basically covers the 12 tribes.)  

Spacebunny19

Also, FWIW, always double check who the person was in the Bible if you're going that route.  Delilah is very popular now, but she's not a person you should name your kid after.  (Got Samson killed.)  Likewise, most people avoid Jezebel.

Caleb, not a name I like aesthetically, but a great namesake:  one of only two Israelite scouts who kept the faith and made it into the promised land after the exile/40 years of wandering. (Along with Joshua.)

Everyone on my list, I think, is safe!  (Sure, Miriam got some white leprosy for a bit but was generally an amazing, strong woman.  Sister of Aaron & Moses.)

Other strong women in the Bible:  Deborah, Ruth, Naomi.  

AsOctoberFalls

I love a lot of the New Testament names, like...

Jude

Lucius

Silas

Thaddeus

Titus

JLGY

hope2432:

I love Ezra and Micah

Me too. 

oliversmom03

Mrs.Frazier:

My favorites are...
Abel
Silas
Issac
Ezekiel
Moses
Joab
Malachi
Isaiah
Israel
Zion

All of this!  

ladybugpjb

toothpastechica:

I didn't look at the replies so there may be some doubles, but heres some of my favorite biblical/hebrew names:

Girls:

Abigail, Adinah, Aquila, Atarah (Nn Atta), Hadassa, Hananiah (nn Hana), Kezia, Leia, Miriam, Mica (Meek-uh), Nurit, Rebekah, Sarai, Selah, Talia, Tabitha/Tavita, Zakiah

Boys:

Abel, Abram, Asher, Benaiah (nn Ben), Cyrus, Elijah, Ezekiel (nn Zeke), Ezra, Gabriel, Jedidiah, Jonah, Josiah, Malachi/Malakai, Micah, Silas, Tobias, Zecheriah

Aquila was actually a man - husband of Priscilla. Acts 18:2

 

Keri Marie

Enoch, Cain, Able, Abraham, Isaac, Michael...

gutsymama

I knew an Issachar in college. Sometimes even the "crazier" names are really cool names once they're on a real person! If there's one you love, I wouldn't let that stop you. 

princessbmw

Spacebunny19:

Also, FWIW, always double check who the person was in the Bible if you're going that route.  Delilah is very popular now, but she's not a person you should name your kid after.  (Got Samson killed.)  Likewise, most people avoid Jezebel.

Caleb, not a name I like aesthetically, but a great namesake:  one of only two Israelite scouts who kept the faith and made it into the promised land after the exile/40 years of wandering. (Along with Joshua.)

Everyone on my list, I think, is safe!  (Sure, Miriam got some white leprosy for a bit but was generally an amazing, strong woman.  Sister of Aaron & Moses.)

Other strong women in the Bible:  Deborah, Ruth, Naomi.  

Good point! 

nlscroggins

I have an Asher, Isaac, Andrew, Aaron, Paul, and a Jacob in my family, as well as 2 dogs Cain and Ezekiel, aka Zeke. I may be partial, but I like all of my family's biblical names!

AmandaR204

I saw a Tirzah Joy once... Tirzah is kinda cute.

AmandaR204

Tirzah is my favorite girl bible name said (tear-za) I heard a woman name her daughter Tirzah Joy... like tears of joy, thought it was cute.

Brianswife1227

grangerize:

Hm. Now that I think of it, 'Caleb' may not be biblical... I think I was thinking of Cain!

Caleb is biblical...  he was one of the spies that went with Joshua into the Promised Land to see what it was like. 

RMS112611

I like Ezra,  Micah,  Zecheriah,  Elijah, Eli, Abraham, Solomon, Josiah, Jeremiah, Boaz, Ephraim, Hosea, Ishmael, Moses, Jonah, Enoch, Noah, & Obediah for boys (I like strong names!

For girls I like Ruth, Tirzah, Arielle (The last two were actually names of cities), Elisabeth, Jael, Miriam, Naomi, Phoebe, Sarai, Selah and Zipporah.