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Just came upon a Bible Baby Names book, and decided I'd check it out. Here are some names that although I may not (and probably won't) use, I like/intrigue me. Comments? Any you somewhat like/are interested in/might use? Any you'd like to add? And note that some names may have "evil" Biblical meanings. Not meaning to offend! Also, I'm trying not to put to many over-used ones on the list.Boys:
Abdon
Abel
Abner/Avner
Abram
Amos
Apollos
Asher
August
Barnaby
Bartholomew
Baruch (I like that this is a bit like Barack [:)
Beno
Boaz
Clement
Crispus
Cyrus
Darius
Demetrius
Dotan
Elam
Eleazar (nn Eli?)
Elijah *It's weird, but I prefer for girls..
Enoch
Gad, nn for Gaddiel
Garon
Gideon
James (I know! I know! But I love it.)
Job
Joel
Jonah
Judah, nn Jude
Kenan
Levi
Linus
Lotan
Lucius, nn Luc (said like Luke)
Matthias
Noah *Again, I favor for girls
Noam
Peter, never Pete or Petey
Philip (my brother's name)
Phineas, nn Phinn--LOVE!!
Raphael
Reuben
Rufus (so nerdy it's almost cool)
Samson
Seth
Silas
Solomon
Thaddeus
Yavin
Zerach
ZimranGirls:
Arona
Abira
Abra
Amira
Antonia
Armona
Asia
Atalia
Aviva
Ba'ara (Guiltily: "just kind of liked the apostrophe..but would never use.")
Berenice
Bitya
Carmela
Cornelia
Damaris
Deborah (my mom--but I like the nn Dorah/Dora, instead of her Debbie)
Delilah, nn Lilah
Drusilla, if she was Dru or Drusia--am I weird for nearly liking this?
Eden
Eliora
Esther (just because this was my favorite story..who doesn't want to become a heroic princess??)
Eve..it would have to be a nn, though, for me
Gavrilla
Giva, nn for Givona
Ilana
Isca
Jemima, nn Jemma
Judith, not ever Judy (the horror!)
Keliah
Magdelena/Magedelene
Mayana
Miriam
Moriel
Natania
Nophia
Ofira/Ophira
Pazya
Peninah
Philippa nn Pippa
Saphira
Seraphina (nn Sera?)
Shoshana
Thaddea
Tiria
Tova
Yael
Yaira
Zipporah (so out there, but a bit pretty, I do think)
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i like..*Caps are ones not on your list that I like personally.Abel
Abner/Avner
Amos
ASA
Darius
Elam
Eleazar (nn Eli?)
Elijah *It's weird, but I prefer for girls..
Enoch
Gideon
James (I know! I know! But I love it.)
Job -really like this, but for pronuncation sake I'd spell it Jobe like the AFL player Jobe Watson.
Joel
Judah, nn Jude
Levi
Lucius, nn Luc (said like Luke)
Matthias
Noah *Again, I favor for girls
Raphael
Samson
Silas
SIMEONGirls:
Amira
Antonia
Atalia
Aviva
Carmela
Deborah (my mom--but I like the nn Dorah/Dora, instead of her Debbie)
Delilah, nn Lilah
Jemima, nn Jemma
JERUSHA
KETURAH
KEZIAH
Saphira
Zipporah (so out there, but a bit pretty, I do think)
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I like/love:Boys:
August*
Crispus
Cyrus
Elijah*
Enoch
Jonah*
Jude*
Lucius, nn Luc*
Noam
Philip (my brother's name)
Raphael*
Rufus
Silas*Girls:
Berenice
Delilah, nn Lilah
Eden
Eve*
Magedelene*
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Barak (Hebrew, "lightning") is more like Barack than Baruch (bah-RUK), which I like alot - the name of the prophet Jeremiah's scribe. Yael is very popular in Israel right now - and another Biblical girl's name that isn't in your list is Merav, also gaining ground. Ditto Moriah.
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Love your combos @ bottomEsp.:
Arabella Jane
Fleur Delphine
Clara Juliet
:)(:
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I like:James
Levi
Matthias
Noah
Phineas
Reuben
SethEden
Eve
Judith
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I like and/or would use:Boys:
Abel
Abram
Asher
Boaz
Elam
Eleazar (nn Eli?)
Elijah
Gaddiel
Gideon
Job
Joel
Jonah
Judah
Linus
Lucius
Noah
Philip
Raphael
Reuben
Samson
Seth
Silas
SolomonGirls:
Atalia
Eden
Esther
Magedelene
Miriam
Natania
Yael
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Where's Bathsheba? ;)I like/love (*) the following:Abner
Abram
Amos
Apollos (prefer Apollo)
August (*)
Barnaby (*)
Bartholomew
Clement (*)
Crispus (prefer Crispin)
Cyrus (*)
Enoch
Jude
Linus (*)
Lucius (*)
Matthias
Phineas
Raphael
Reuben (prefer Ruben)
Rufus (*) (one of my absolute favorite male names)
ThaddeusAmira
Antonia
Berenice
Carmela
Cornelia (*)
Drusilla (*)
Esther (strongly prefer Hester)
Eve (*)
Jemima (*)
Judith
Miriam (prefer Mariam)
Philippa (*)
Shoshana
Zipporah
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I think these are usable (* = I would consider using):Boys:
Abel
Abram
Asher*
August*
Cyrus
Darius
Elijah* (ONLY ever on a boy!)
Gideon
James*
Joel
Jonah
Lucius
Matthias
Noah* (I prefer spelling Noa for a girl)
Reuben
SolomonI'm also liking Jared and Isaac at the moment.Girls:
Amira
Atalia
Aviva*
Eliora*
Esther
Eve
Jemima, nn Jemma
Magdelena/Magedelene*
Mayana
Miriam*
Moriel
Natania
Ofira/Ophira* - love this! Don't see it very often sadly
Philippa nn Pippa
Saphira
Seraphina* (nn Sera?)
Shoshana* - somewhat prefer spelling Shoshannah
Thaddea
Yael
Zipporah
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I love Biblical names for boys but not so much for girls.I love Asher, August, Elijah, James, Levi, Noah, Phillip, Seth and Delilah.I would add though Samuel, Alexander, Ezekiel, Jedidiah, Malachi, Michael, Nathanael, Thomas, Tobiah, Zechariah, Chloe, Elisabeth, Shiloh and Sarah as other Biblical favourites. And I can assure you some of my kids will be getting these names!!
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I like...
James
Jonah
Eden
Eve - as a nnI also like...
Jeremiah
Isaac
Isaiah
Gabriel
Zachariah
Mary

This message was edited 6/27/2009, 8:05 PM

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