Stumped on biblical baby names

I have been looking for a biblical baby name that’s not John, Ezekiel, Isaiah, Mary, Sarah, Esther, etc. nothing wrong with them! We are just looking for something a less used. We may end up not using a biblical name, but if anyone out there has any suggestions to something less common but still with some biblical impact that’s be a great help! Xx

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Boys:
Seth
Jonah
Jude
Hosea
Abraham
Boaz
Isaac
Malachi
Sampson
Ezra
Job
Solomon
Amos
Micah
Joel
Jericho
Zion

Girls:
Lydia
Jael
Zipporah
Delilah
Moriah
Deborah
Dove
Tamara
Tabitha
Olive
Selah
Eden

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Zaccai.
Rufus.
Elias.
Micah.
Ephai.
Jokim.
Azriel.
Cleopas.
Phineas.
Alpheus.
Micaiah.
Zedekiah.
Barnabas.
Thaddeus.
Zechariah.
Nicodemus.
Dionysius.
Balthasar.
Zebidah.
Hezekiah.
Zaccheus.
Nehemiah.
Zepheniah.
Tobiah/Tobias.
Ezekiel/Zeke.
Cainan/Cain.
Ephraim.
Crispus.
Benaiah.
Raphael.
Azarias.
Malachi.
Japheth.
Naphtali.
Obadiah.
Silvanus.
Abraham.
Zebedee.
Achaicus.
Solomon.
Reuben.
Ichabod.
Lazarus.
Malchus.
Othniel.
Zebulon.
Samson.
Zuriel.
Jachin
Timeus.
Jethro.
Esaias.
Ithiel.
Cyrus.
Adriel.
Caleb.
Enoch.
Abner.
Joash.
Tekoa.
Zion.
Eliab.
Silas.
Boaz.
Esau.
Joel.
Enos.
Abel.
Joah.
Ezra.

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Noa.
Areli.
Tirzah.
Prisca.
Zilpah.
Adalia.
Talitha.
Keziah.
Sapphira.
Zipporah.
Hepzibah.
Zillah/Zilla.
Magdalene.
Sepphora.
Tryphosa.
Jemimah.
Keturah.
Abilene.
Martha.
Carmel.
Tabitha.
Apphia.
Naomi.
Helah.
Eliana.
Dinah.
Zibiah.
Eden.
Ariel.
Lydia.
Abra.
Lois.

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Absolutely love Jesse for a boy

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do you think Boaz is wearable? I LOVE it and so does the hubby but we’re worried people may look at us funny. Which if fine, just something we’re considering!
Selah is also really pretty I haven’t heard that! Thank you

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Dionysius is pretty cool, I like the Greek aspect of it too. Achaicus is also super handsome!

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Boys:
Ephra - fruitful

Reu - friend / Shepherd

Arrow - "Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one's youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them." Ps 127: 4-5

Oak - like from the metaphor of Oaks of righteousness

Zeal - passion

Asa - healer / morning (says about Asa his heart was devoted to the Lord)

I know a Bezzalel which has a cool reference in the old testament but not sure where (Don't personally love it but its very not Colin!)

Not technically biblical but I know a Maccabee nn Mac which is pretty cool from the Apocrypha https://www.chabad.org/holidays/chanukah/article_cdo/aid/3860786/jewish/What-Does-Maccabee-Mean.htm


Girls
Alethea - truth in Greek
Charis - grace in Greek
Ariella - Lion of God
Eden - delight

Hallelujah nn Hallie!

My name is just Kizzy but from Keziah which shows up at the end of the book of Job

Not biblical but linked themes...

Zella - blessed / lacking nothing, one who knows the way

Marnie - rejoice

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Boaz is definitely wearable. I know a little Boaz and he’s super cute! X

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Also know a zebedee and a zephaniah (Zeb and Zeph)

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Or Zion

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thank you so much for all this research! That’s so wonderful thank you!

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I like Nehemiah and Raphael, Raph or Rapha for nn maybe.

Ziva is a Hebrew name and means ‘life’. I think it’s beautiful.

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Jesus

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oh yeah! Knew a Nehemiah nn Neo. So cute.

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I knew a female Nehemiah I’ve never thought of it for a boy!

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Girls:
Elioenai (unisex)
Asenath
Genesis
Cyrene
Ceres (unisex)
Esli (unisex)
Ibri
Lael (unisex)
Lystra
Salome
Sinai
Zelah
Ezel
Kanah
Boys:
Eleazar
Eliel
Hezrai
Izri
Madian (unisex)
Memphis
Othni
Sardis

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I love this app! You guys have given us so many names we haven’t seen. Thank you!

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Eden

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I think so! Bo is such a wearable nickname especially with all the Beau’s being born. And Ezra is getting a decent amount of use, so I think Boaz is a nice combo of those two names.

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Selah is the pause for reflection found throughout the Psalms. I know a Selah and it’s such a pretty name

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Seth
Zeb
Malachi/ Malakai (Kai)
Jonah
Josiah (Joey)
Judah
Zion
Jericho (Rocco/ Jerry)
Oliver
Rueben
Micha

Ruth/ Ruthie
Tamar
Eve
Havala
Lydia
Olive/ Olivia

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I’ll throw mine in too - it’s French and means ‘reborn’. My parents weren’t Christians but I became a born again Christian in my 20s. The significance of what you speak over your kids I guess.

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I really like Ezra and Josiah

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Jesse, Benjamin, Caleb, Daniel, Elijah, Emmanuel, Levi, Malachi, Noah, Seth, Zachary

Claudia, Jael, Moriah, Rachael, Rhesa, Zia

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