Please - Any suggestions on Christian names for babies - Boys & Girls

[Mama2b5]

Hi just would like some ideas of Christian names for unborn child - Boys and girls.
I have thoughts of some but cant find a balance for me and DH to be happy with.

[AMumInScotland]

Hi - do you mean ones which are very specifically Christian then?

I guess for boys the apostles would be the obvious ones - Peter, Paul, Matthew, Andrew, Thomas... err... memory gives up at that point, since you wouldn't want Judas... Joseph is nice too.

Girls in the NT - Mary, Martha, Elizabeth

OT - Joshua, Samuel, David, Saul
Rebecca, Hannah, Sarah

[GrimmaTheNome]

Ruth, Naomi and Miriam are nice too.

Bible is stuffed with good names (plus a few stinkers like Hepzibah and Haggai )

[AMumInScotland]

here's a website but I think it's very American... I doubt "Memphis" is going to be a popular UK name anytime soon...

[Pinkfluffyslippers]

I named DD "Elizabeth" before she was born. After she was born I discovered that St Elizabeth's saints day is November 5th - which is the day I had my first scan.
Spooky..

When considering names for DD my mum got out a book of dogs names for ideas.... Do not resort to this!!

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[Mama2b5]

Hi thanks for the comments and names - i am after strong biblical names in which has strong meanings! we have had so many babies born in our church, so all names are gone and i would love something that when i call my child - 20 people don't turn and look!

[MrsBadger]

Susanna

[ja9]

what names are out? ie have been used already?

[ja9]

eli, timothy, thomas, reuben, levi, jacob,

lydia
phoebe

[MrsBadger]

There are some cracking Hebrew names too - more often found on Jewish babies these days but still very biblical
Talia
Aviva
Yael

also
Esther
Jemima

[MrsBadger]

Tabitha

[Mama2b5]

hi - yes the usual ones are over used -
michael, joshua, celab,nathan, daniel, gabrielle,matthew,samual,naomi,sarah,hope,davidgrace,mikiel,emmauelle,joy,elizabeth, mary.etc

clearly i would like a name in which my chid doesnt have to keep spelling it because its hard for others to but as that i wanted a name thats not be used before or not so much! i have some many others, but its a big church and way to many names to mention! Bless you for the efforts!

[ja9]

so have we posted any so far you are interested in?

[GhoulishFan]

Aaron, Abigail, Anna, Bethany, Bethan, Caleb, Eden, Elijah, Elisha, Esther, Ethan, Ezra, Hannah, Isaac, Jacob, James, Jemima, Jesse, Joanna, Jochbed, Joel, Josiah, Jonathan, Jude, Leah, Lydia, Mark, Martha, Mary, Micah, Miriam, Naomi, Nathan, Nathaniel, Noah, Peter, Phoebe, Philip, Rachel, Rebekah / Rebecca, Ruth, Simeon, Simon, Stephen, Susanna(h), Tabitha, Thomas, Timothy, Tobiah, Zachariah / Zechariah, Zacchaeus

[Geocentric]

Theresa, Magdalena. Maybe two names together like Mary Ann?

[Mama2b5]

Im praying for God to let me know what i should call this child!

Thanks for all your wonderful efforts!(especially Ja9 and GF) i do believe its so more then a name and dont want to pick the incorrect one, the MEANING of the name is also extremely important to us!

[jocie]

hi, i was the same, wanted very strong biblical names but wanted them to be unusual(my husband did'nt really)
I liked Ethan, Jared, Josiah, Josias, Joses,
Aiden, Finnian, Jed, Rueben,
Eliva, Natalia, Lucia, Felicity, Celeste, Sariel, Kyria.
Hope some of these help.
I spent ages on the internet researching unusual biblical/christian names.

[ja9]

is ethan biblical? really?

[ja9]

jocie did you use any of them?

[choosyfloosy]

Boys- Malachi, Joel, Elijah, Peter, or a new favourite of mine - Linus?

Girls - Tamar, Miriam, Deborah, Susannah? I also loved Magdalena posted above.

[jocie]

yes ethan is biblical, the name is found in 1 Kings, 1 Chronicals and 'Ethan' wrote Psalm 89!( We used that one as we only knew of 1 other Ethan although since then we have come across loads hence why we went a little more unusual second time around with Jared which is found in Genisis 5)