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Favorite Biblical/Hebrew name
Pretty self-explanatory. There are so many beautiful names in the Bible. It's hard to choose a favorite. But among my favorites are Jochebed, Jael, Joel, Azariah, and many more. There are too many names to create an effective poll, so I figured people could just post their favorite Hebrew name(s) here. Which names do you like best for kids, and which names do you find to be the most interesting?
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Absolute favorites for each gender: Isaac and Esther. Other faves:BOYS
Ephraim
Caleb
Noam - Kind of biblical.
Adriel
Abram
RaphaelGIRLS
Mary
Eve
Tamar
Vashti
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There are so many beautiful Hebrew names to choose from. I think I list more Hebrew names than any other type.For boys, Isaac, Benjamin, Samuel, Jacob, Asa and Ezra.For girls, Keturah, Yael, Ruth, Susannah, Elizabeth, Mary.

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Well, I love Hebrew names, though I'm more into modern Hebrew or yiddish names than "proper" Biblical ones. Anyway, one of my favourites is Zipporah. You can just check out my PNL for others I like.
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Love Zipporah. It's strong and sassy, which is how Moses' wife comes across in her single line in the whole Bible.
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Boys:
Aaron
Asher
Eli
Isaac
Noah
ShaiGirls:
Aviva
Eliana
Esther
Maya
Nava
Noa
Sarai
Shekinah (even though it's not technically a name)
Shoshannah
TamarThere's probably a heap more I've forgotten!
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For boys, I love Solomon and Asher. For girls, I love Eden and Eve.
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I like Silas for a boy and Tirzah for a girl.Others I really like:
Gideon
Ezra
Malachi
Adlai
Asher
ZebulonAdara
Miriam
Hannah
Rebekah / Rebecca
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Asher and Micah are great, as someone else mentioned. My personal favs are more commonly used ones:Seth
Ruth (love her story in the Bible!)
Rachel
Rebecca
Leah (I like this name, but in the Bible it means "weak eyes" which isn't the prettiest meaning)
Jacob
Noah (one of my all-time favorite names, it sounds modern and traditional)Michael
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So many I like! I love how they all mean something For a girl, there is Leah, Zipporah, Ziva, Talia, Eden, Magdalene (kind of Biblical, New Testament), Yael, Noa, Shiloh, Ayelet and Liat. For boys, I like Daniel, Benjamin, Michael, Ari, Chayim, Eli, Lior, Shai, and Emmanuel.
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I like:
Jeriah
Isaac
Jamin
and I would use any of those.One I find very interesting is Hazael. I also like Gabriel a lot but don't know if I would use it because I really don't like the nickname Gabe.Females:
Susannah is pretty. Tamar is interesting. Michal is also very interesting for a female. Abigail has one of the best meanings.
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I also like Shoshana...don't know if I could use it but it is very beautiful and interesting.
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I love Josiah for a boy and Mary for a girl.
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I love traditional names like David and Daniel, but there are so many really unique Biblical names, too: Javan, Asher (happy), Gideon (powerful warrior), Micah (who resembles God), Silas (forest). There are many more here: http://www.babyhold.com/babynames/Ideas/Biblical_Boy_Names_and_Meanings/and here:http://www.babyhold.com/babynames/Discussions/bible_baby_names/
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