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Biblical/Hebrew Names

sorarosesorarose member
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To make the time go by, I've been trying to think of good Biblical/Hebrew names for a future DS or DD. I'm not into common names (Matthew, Joshua, Daniel, Sarah, etc.) or names that are really popular right now that I love and won't use because of it (Asher, Noah). Would love to hear less common names that fall into this category, but you wouldn't side-eye. 


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  • nurse714nurse714 member
    Hezekiah
    Ishmael
    Ezra
    Jedidiah
    Amos
    Abel
    Gabriel
    Abraham

    Leah
    Miriam
    Rachel
    Naomi
    Eve
    Mary

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  • wassuphoeswassuphoes member
    Judah
    Amos
    Ariel
    Barnabas
    Boaz
    Darius
    Gideon
    Ira
    Joel
    Malachi
    Mordecai
    Nicodemus
    Saul
    Seth
    Silas
    Solomon
    Thaddeus
    Tobias
    Zaccheaus
    Zachariah
    Zebulon

    Candace
    Claudia
    Damaris
    Esther
    Leah
    Lois
    Mara
    Moriah
    Naomi
    Phoebe
    Priscilla
    Rachel
    Tamar
    Tabitha

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  • LinsbinsLinsbins member
    Some of those are really nice. Some of those three-syllable names like Hezekiah or Mordecai are odd to me.
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  • sorarosesorarose member
    Judah is actually one of my favorite names, but DH side-eyes it whenever I bring it up. To give you a sense of my style, I've considered both Solomon and Eve as MNs. I like Gabriel and Ezra, but it's turning into an Asher and Noah. I actually love a lot of these names (not Hezekiah or Mordecai), and unfortunately several family members already have these names (Naomi, Rachel, Leah). These are really helpful, thx!


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  • kayway85kayway85 member
    I met a group of five children, all siblings, that were named after places - not people- in the bible. Some of them I liked and weren't off the wall. (A couple were a little strange) but it's kind of an interesting take if you're looking into it, might be worth considering. The two I remember are Canaan (m) and Moriah (f)
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  • blockedroseblockedrose member
    Jacom
    Haakon
    Sariah
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  • Latina211508Latina211508 member
    Ezekiel is biblical, my nephews name.
    My husbands name is Neftali. It's hebrew/biblical but I think it's spelled ph.
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  • kns1988kns1988 member
    If we have a son, he'll be Aaron. 
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  • MamaWren919MamaWren919 member
    edited October 2015
    My favorites that aren't too common are Micah and Jonah. Seth is really nice too.

    For a girl, I like Ruth and Eve. I also like virtue names, Grace, Faith, Hope, Joy.
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  • virginiaunicorn11virginiaunicorn11 member
    I've always loved Dina (pronounced "DEE-nuh")
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  • lalala2004lalala2004 member
    Boys:
    Jairus
    Caleb
    Ephraim
    Elisha

    Girls:
    Zipporah
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    Priscilla
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  • sorarosesorarose member
    lalala2004 said:
    Boys: Jairus Caleb Ephraim Elisha Girls: Zipporah Claudia Priscilla
    I actually love the name Zipporah (nn Zippy), but DH has vetoed it.


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  • rpearlsonrpearlson member
    Boys:
    Judah (I have one so I'm biased)
    Elijah
    Levi (if we have another boy he will be Levi)
    Ezra
    Noam
    Nadav
    Ronen
    Zev
    Ari
    Lev
    Simon
    Ezekiel

    Girls:
    Aviva
    Talia
    Maya
    Nava
    Zahava
    Adina
    Yael
    Dalia

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  • sorarosesorarose member
    rpearlson said:
    Boys: Judah (I have one so I'm biased) Elijah Levi (if we have another boy he will be Levi) Ezra Noam Nadav Ronen Zev Ari Lev Simon Ezekiel Girls: Aviva Talia Maya Nava Zahava Adina Yael Dalia
    You totally get my style. My DS has one of the names you listed, and Judah and Dalia top my list, but again, DH vetoed.


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  • rpearlsonrpearlson member
    What types of names does your DH like/suggest? I'm very familiar with Hebrew/biblical names as we're Jewish and my husband tends to prefer Hebrew names. Would you mind sharing your DS's name? That might give me a better direction to help.
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  • klirwin82klirwin82 member
    I love Yael, Tova and Dov.
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  • sorarosesorarose member
    rpearlson said:
    What types of names does your DH like/suggest? I'm very familiar with Hebrew/biblical names as we're Jewish and my husband tends to prefer Hebrew names. Would you mind sharing your DS's name? That might give me a better direction to help.
    In the interest of privacy (because it is rare compared to say, Judah), I prefer not to post it. However, I love names like Aviva, Zahava, Adina, etc. For me, the names need to have a good meaning as well as sound nice. Thanks for your suggestions. They are great!


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  • TalleyAWTalleyAW member
    Susanna is my daughter's name and it is from Luke. :)
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  • rpearlsonrpearlson member
    Hmm okay let me think.

    Some more suggestions:
    Girls:
    Tamar
    Ilana/Elana
    Shira
    Noa
    Shoshanna

    Boys:
    Abraham
    Ori
    Uri (or Uriel)
    Raphael (love the nn Rafi)

    Good luck!
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  • mlc100805mlc100805 member
    Girl: Selah, Karis, Martha, Eve, Rebekah
    Boy: Elias, Uriah, Levi, Abram
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  • nanampnanamp member
    @sorarose - did you make any progress with this?
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  • MamaCoffinMamaCoffin member
    My daughter's middle name is Ruth.

    A name I've always found beautiful and didn't see mentioned here is Keturah. Abraham's wife after Sarah died!

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