I know that lots of parents-to-be are searching for Biblical baby names. There’s nothing new about this and as a result, there are quite a few popular Biblical baby names that quickly come to mind — John, Joseph, Mary, James, Elizabeth, just off the top of my head.
This week I decided to dig a little deeper and find some less common Biblical baby names that are worth considering. I think I found some good options…let me know what you think!
Today we’ll look at girls’ names and tomorrow we’ll look at the boys’ names.
BIBLICAL GIRL BABY NAMES
ABITAL
ADAH
DAMARIS
DELILAH
DINAH
DRUSILLA
EVE
JAEL
JEMIMA
JEZEBEL
KETURAH
KEZIAH
LEAH
NAOMI
PHOEBE
PRISCA
PRISCILLA
REBEKAH
RHODA
SALOME
SAPPHIRA
TABITHA
TAMAR
ZILLAH
ZILPAH
ZIPPORAH
I think my favorites from this list are PRISCILLA, SAPPHIRA and TABITHA. Two of these have great built-in nicknames — I’m not a fan of PRISSY, but I do like CILLA and I love TABBY. Not sure if SAPPHIRA has good nickname potential, but some parents love the no-nickname names—so, this might be a good pick for those parents.
Do you know of any other hidden name gems in the Bible? Comment and let me know!
Tune back in tomorrow for a list of rare Biblical boys’ names!
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♥ Amanda
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My favorite name from the biblical list is Adah, do you think that’s pronounced Ay - Duh? I love it as a cute alternative to Ava, Ann and all those more common names!
I totally agree — Adah is a great alternative to some of the more common “A” names. I’m not sure there’s one definitive pronounciation of this name, you say Ay-Duh, I say A-duh. You could also spell it Ada.
In case you missed it, I wrote a whole post about the name Elizabeth. Great name.
I think Saffy would make an adorable nickname option for Sapphira. Its such a pretty name, too bad the associations in the Bible are not so great. Same goes for Delilah. Delilah has such a beautiful and melodic sound, Lila is exotic and sassy.
Other names I like on this list are,
Adah
Eve
Dinah
Drusilla-I think the nickname Dru is adorable
Jemima-Jem and Mimi are sweet nickname options
Keturah-with the nickname Kettie
Keziah-Kissy is so cute as a nickname
Naomi
Phoebe
Prisca-love this
Salome