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if you are looking for non traditional bible names

17 replies

hopingforfour · 24/11/2010 03:44

Here are a few suggestions that just pop into my head

Girls
Keren, daughter of Job
Michal, first wife of king david
Damaris, woman from the book of Acts (I love this one)
Miriam, sister of moses and aaron

Boys
Seth, son of adam and eve
Asa, one of the kings
Lemuel (nn Lem or Lemmy) proverbs31
Also i thing Perez is nice but from a rather ick story.

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clumsymumluckybaby · 24/11/2010 09:57

love asa and keren...damb if only i was religious and/or pregnant.Grin

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rachel234 · 24/11/2010 12:46

Love Miriam and Seth.

Asa is a common girls' name in Scandinavia and Michal sounds too close too Michael to be used for a girl in the UK.

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MrsvWoolf · 24/11/2010 12:48

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Dolittlest · 24/11/2010 13:03

Damaris is lovely.

Solomon is a great one that isn't common in the UK. Love Solly or Sol.

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frakkinup · 24/11/2010 14:09

Yael - fab name, slightly icky story!

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MJM86 · 24/11/2010 14:28

Keren is quite pretty and I like Seth.

I have a friend who uses biblical names and her little girl is Mehetabel :)

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ttalloo · 24/11/2010 14:30

I love Damaris.

I know an Ezekiel, who's known as Zeke.

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thisisyesterday · 24/11/2010 14:30

i have an Asa Grin

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clumsymumluckybaby · 24/11/2010 16:17

how would you say mehetabel?

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cloggs142 · 24/11/2010 16:36

Asa is lovely! Also love the name seth....would have chosen it myself if it wasnt for my partners name being seth caleb ( very biblical indeed )

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bigchris · 24/11/2010 16:37

How about just looking in the bible

there's loads in there Grin

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dexifehatz · 26/11/2010 20:06

jerusha.From the Book of Kings.

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lilly13 · 26/11/2010 20:13

Miriam is really nice! I have met a few persian women with this name, though and they were not christian...

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SE13Mummy · 28/11/2010 21:40

I have a Miriam but wouldn't describe her name as 'non-traditional', perhaps 'lesser used'...?

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TmiEdward · 28/11/2010 21:43

Asher - one of Jacob's sons. It means "happy/laughing one"

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smilingserenely · 29/11/2010 09:01

priscilla
kezia /keziah
jemima
lois
susannah
esther
dorcas
claudia
magdalen
beulah

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smilingserenely · 29/11/2010 09:06

lazarus
gideon
simeon
josiah love this
micah

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