Unusual biblical/hebrew baby names?
I asked earlier but stupidly left out the word ‘unusual’
I have had a scan thru a few websites but you never know if someone will come up with one you have missed . . .
boys and girls names please
Thanks
(Oh and I am athiest so totally not bothered about overly religious meanings!)
Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Isiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Malachi, Tobit, Judith, Baruch, Esdras, Makabis, Enoch.
Shalom for a girl – i love that.
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Enoch – Noah’s Grandfather not Powell
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Reuben and Martha
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saul for a boy
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Unusual – Balthazaar, Sanballat, Herod, Doris (Herods wife)
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What about Ezekiel?
It means
"God will strangthen"
Or
Mary??
Good Luck!!!
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http://babynames.com/
I named my son Eben (pronouncing the first E as in pea) it’s from the book of Samuel.
I also like Eli and Simeon. Rebekha or Rachel for a girl?
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zecheriah
bartholomew
evan
aiden
cain
abel
joshua
abraham
aaron
moses
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Hitler Adolf.
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i have an extended cousin named enoch i didnt even know that was in the bible until i was like 18, and you dont find many people named ezra.
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Methuselah (or any of its variants such as Metushelah or Metushelach).
I once taught a kid with this name (Metushelah) and I thought it was just fantastic. I had trouble remember all the other kids’ names, but never him!
For some more ideas see:
List of Minor Bibilical figures:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_Biblical_figures
List of Jewish Biblical figures:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_Biblical_figures
My other faves:
Miriam, Mishmanna, Jehud (pronounced like Jay-ood)
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Cain, Joshua
Ruth, I love. Rachael.
Mary Magdelaine
Luke, thomas, Jude
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Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Job, Isiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Malachi, Tobit, Judith, Baruch, Esdras, Makabis, Enoch.
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I have 4 sons 2 of them have the biblical names
Joel and Saul
I love them and think they are different without being silly
I am expecting a girl and am struggling for a name for her at the moment my other sons are Loui and Lee
GOOD LUCK and Congrats and have a great new year X
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Girls:
Amira- tree top (hebrew)
Chava( Hauva)- breath of life (hebrew)
Basia- God’s Daughter (hebrew)
Nava- Beauty (hebrew)
Ria- Friend (Hebrew)
Sarielle- Princess (Hebrew)
Eden- Delightful Paradise (Hebrew)
Boys:
Aitan- Fights for posession (Hebrew)
Javen- Son of Japheth (hebrew)
Kedron- Dark, Shady (Hebrew)
Eron- Peace (Hebrew)
Allon- Oak (Hebrew)
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Titus
Jericho – my favorite
Zebulon
Meshach
Shadrach
Abednego
Jubal
Aliyah
Jethro
Tryphena
Joah
Alma
Jemima
Dorcas
Jubilee
Zachariah
Jupiter
Adria
Justus
These are names I’ve heard used, or have friends/family members with them.
Best Wishes.
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I did a search for unusual Biblical names and here’s a link I found -
http://www.biblical-baby-names.com/unusual-names.html
Well, I’m an agnostic, and I like the old Testament names too.
How about …
Akim
Asa
Reuben
Saul
Hezekiah
Ezekiel
Girls:
Keziah
Jafit
Mehitabel
Miriam
Ruth
Try http://www.babynamesworld.com and look through the Hebrew one (have a supply of salt for pinching handy with some of them LOL!)
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Esli or Anica for girls, Zander is a nice name for a boy
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noah aaron, only gilrs name i can think of is bernadette sorry
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Ezra
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Go to this site for biblical baby names
http://biblical-baby-names.com/
My personal favorite is Naomi.
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Hadassah for a girl, and Judah for a boy
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Asher
Lazarus
Solomon
Dina
Ester
Ezra
Barabus (just kidding)
Eve
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love one of Marisa’s suggestions
a garden of paradise in Yorkshire- gods own country
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Salome
Bilqis
Hepzipah
Hosanna
Gethsemane
Noa
Shelah
Talitha
Tamar
Tarah
Micah (m/f)
Joel
Ira
Jebediah
Jethro
Elisha
Ethan
Felix
Uri
Amal
Eden (m/f)
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Girls:
Elana – Hebrew form of Helen meaning "light"
Roni – Hebrew girl’s name, as in Felicity (happiness)
Boys:
Aryeh – a lion – pronounce ah-ry-ay
Nosan – (a hard ‘o’ as in ‘not)(I think it may mean the same as Norman – man of the north)
Dovi (the ‘o’ is hard as in the word ‘not’) – I know a Jewish guy with this name but don’t know its meaning
Shimon (pronounce shee-mon) – may be same meaning as Simon
David with Hebrew pronunciation – Dah-veed
Yoseph (Joseph)
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2 really odd ones rite here –
girl, Zanna-Gods gift
boy, Jude- the praised one
jaden is also nice a hebrew name
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